Gerd Wolter (rower)
Gerd Wolter (born May 22, 1939 in Hirschberg , Lower Silesia Province ) is a former German rower . In 1962 he became world champion in the four without a helmsman .
Life
The trained timber merchant rowed for the Lübeck Rowing Society from 1885 . At the rowing world championships in 1962 he won the first world championship title in the four without a helmsman together with Dagobert Thometschek , Peter Paustian and Christian Prey . The following year he won the European Rowing Championships in Copenhagen in 1963 together with Klaus Bittner , Egon Böttcher and Christian Prey . In 1964 Wolter drove as a substitute rower to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, but was not used.
In 1962 he won the German championship in the four without a helmsman, in 1963 he took third place, in 1964 he reached second place. In the four with helmsman he took third place in 1961 and was second in 1962; in eighth place he came third in 1961, in 1963 he was runner-up in this boat class.
The 1.93 m tall Wolter ended his sporting career in 1964.
literature
- Bodo Harenberg (editorial): The stars of the sport from A-Z . Darmstadt 1970
- Sports information service: Tokyo 1964. German Olympic team. German Olympic team . Düsseldorf 1964
Web links
- German successes at world championships
- German successes at European championships
- German championships in four without a helmsman
- German championships in four with a helmsman
- German championships in eighth
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wolter, Gerd |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German rower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 22, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hirschberg , Province of Lower Silesia |