Gerd Cintl

Gerd Cintl , sometimes also known as Gert Cintl , (born December 11, 1938 in Düsseldorf ; † December 26, 2017 there ) was a German rower . He won a gold medal at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.

Cintl started for the Germania Düsseldorf rowing club in 1904 . In 1958, together with Horst Effertz, he became German champion in two-man without helmsman and in twos with helmsman, with Michael Obst in the boat as helmsman . At the European Championships in 1958, Cintl and Effertz won silver in a pair without.

In 1959, Cintl and Effertz switched to the four-wheeler with a helmsman. The Germania Düsseldorf boat with the line-up of Klaus Wegner , Gerd Cintl, Horst Effertz, Claus Heß with helmsman Michael Obst won both the German Championship and the European Championship.

The boat was modified for the 1960 Olympic Games on Lake Albano . In the line-up of Gerd Cintl, Horst Effertz, Klaus Riekemann , Jürgen Litz and Michael Obst, the boat won both the pre-run and the intermediate run with the fastest time. In the final, the boat was able to assert itself against the French boat.

For his sporting success he received the Silver Laurel Leaf on August 23, 1959 and October 8, 1960 .

literature

• Bodo Harenberg (editorial): The stars of the sport from A-Z . Habel, Darmstadt et al. 1970.

Web links

• Gerd Cintl in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kicker of December 10, 1998, p. 40
2. ^ Website of the RC Germania, accessed December 29, 2017
3. ^ Sports report of the federal government of September 26, 1973 to the Bundestag - printed matter 7/1040 - page 73