Charles Kieffer

Charles M. "Charlie" Kieffer (born August 11, 1910 in Philadelphia , † November 8, 1975 in Quakertown , Pennsylvania ) was an American rower .

Kieffer won his first US championship title in 1927, when he won the National High School Championship with the eighth of his high school . In 1932 the two-man with helmsman of the Pennsylvania Barge Club qualified with Joseph Schauers , Charles Kieffer and helmsman Edward Jennings for the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Since only four boats had reported, there were no preliminary runs. The US boat won six seconds ahead of the Poles, ten seconds behind the French won the bronze medal, ahead of the Brazilians who were beaten.

Kieffer was later a banker in Pottsville , Pennsylvania and served at times as a tax officer.

Web links

Charles Kieffer in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

literature

Karl Lennartz , Wolf Reinhardt, Ralph Schlueter: The Games of the X. Olympiad 1932 in Lake Placid and Los Angeles . Agon Sportverlag, Kassel 2015 ISBN 978-3-89784-406-3 pp. 248–249

personal data
SURNAME	Kieffer, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kieffer, Charles M. ((almost) full name); Kieffer, Charlie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American rower
DATE OF BIRTH	August 11, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH	Philadelphia
DATE OF DEATH	November 8, 1975
Place of death	Quakertown , Pennsylvania