Udo Brecht

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Udo Brecht
Personal information
Born (1943-04-30) 30 April 1943 (age 80)
Speyer, Germany
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
World Rowing Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1970 St. Catharines Coxless pair
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1967 Vichy Coxless pair

Udo Brecht (born 30 April 1943) is a German rower who represented West Germany.

At the 1967 European Rowing Championships in Vichy, Brecht won bronze with Hans-Johann Färber in the coxless pair. [1] He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City with the men's coxed four where they came twelfth. [2] [3] At the 1970 World Rowing Championships in St. Catharines, he won bronze in the coxless pair, this time partnered with Lutz Ulbricht. [4]

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References

  1. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier ohne Steuermann)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. "Udo Brecht". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Udo Brecht". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  4. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Zweier ohne Steuermann – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Two without coxswain – Men]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2018.