Alois Bierl

Alois Bierl (born September 8, 1943 in Waldmünchen ) is a former German rower.

The rower from Ludwigshafen RV joined the Lake Constance four in 1969. Hans-Johann Färber and Gerhard Auer sat next to batsman Peter Berger in the boat. Because of the great strength values ​​of the four rowers, they became known as the bull quad . With helmsman Stefan Voncken, the four became European champions in 1969 and world champions in 1970. In 1971 the boat defended its European championship with helmsman Uwe Benter .

The boat, which had been unbeaten for years, was a huge favorite for the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. On September 2nd, the regatta course in Oberschleißheim was sold out, but the rush of visitors without tickets was so great that the fences couldn't hold up. The bull quad steered by Uwe Benter won the expected gold medal safely in front of the boats from the GDR and Czechoslovakia, it was to remain the only rowing gold for the Federal Republic in 1972.

For this success he received - together with the team - the Silver Laurel Leaf on September 11, 1972 .

After the Olympic Games, the crew separated. With Winfried Ringwald, Bierl was third in the 1973 European Championship in a two-man without. Overall, Bierl won ten German championship titles in a four and two.

After his sporting career, the engineer with a doctorate worked for BASF .

literature

• National Olympic Committee for Germany: The Olympic team of the Federal Republic of Germany. Munich, Kiel 1972 . Frankfurt am Main 1972
• Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle III. Mexico City 1968 - Los Angeles 1984. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-328-00741-5 .

Web links

• Alois Bierl in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sports report of the federal government of September 26, 1973 to the Bundestag - printed matter 7/1040 - page 76