Gottfried Kottmann

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Gottfried "Göpf" Kottmann (born October 15, 1932 in Zurich ; † November 6, 1964 there ) was a Swiss rower who won the 1964 Olympic bronze medal in singles .

Career

Kottmann's career began in two with a helmsman , in this boat class he won the European Championship in 1954 in Amsterdam and in Ghent in 1955 together with Rolf Streuli and Walter Ludin. In 1956, Kottmann, Streuli and helmsman Walter Rüede took second place behind the German boat. At the Olympic Games in 1956 , the German boat won the silver medal, while Switzerland did not take part in the Hungarian uprising after the invasion of the Red Army . In 1958, Kottmann and Streuli rowed the bronze medal at the European Championships with helmsman Werner Ehrensperger.

In 1959, Kottmann and Streuli switched to the four without a helmsman and together with Émile Ess and Hansrüdi Scheller they won the European Championship in Macon. At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Kottmann and Streuli competed together with Paul Kölliker and Kurt Schmid in a four-man without and finished in sixth place.

Then Kottmann switched from oar rowing to skull . But he stayed in the 1960s without a medal at the European Championships. At the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964, he reached the final and finished there in the final on October 15, behind Vyacheslav Ivanov and Achim Hill . On the day of the final, Kottmann celebrated his 32nd birthday.

Gottfried Kottmann was a member of the Zurich canton police . Just three weeks after winning the Olympic medal, on November 6, 1964, he had an accident during a night diving exercise by the canton police near Flaach and died of the consequences. The Swiss cycling legend Hugo Koblet died on the same day, which is why this day is considered the “Black Day” of Swiss sport.

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  1. ↑ European championships in foursome without a helmsman
personal data
SURNAME Kottmann, Gottfried
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kottmann, Göpf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss rowers
DATE OF BIRTH October 15, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich
DATE OF DEATH November 6, 1964
Place of death Zurich