Jørgen Engelbrecht
Jørgen Engelbrecht (born April 25, 1946 in Hvidovre ) is a former Danish rower . Together with Niels Secher , he won the first world title for Danish rowers in a double scull in 1970 .
At the first two World Rowing Championships in 1962 and 1966 there was no medal for Danish rowers. At the rowing world championships in 1970 Engelbrecht and Secher won the double scull, and the Danish four-man without helmsman around Kurt Helmudt won the bronze medal. At the European Rowing Championships in 1971 and at the Olympic Games in 1972 Engelbrecht and Secher took fourth place each.
Web links
- Jørgen Engelbrecht in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Jørgen Engelbrecht at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
- Rowing World Championships in double sculls
Footnotes
- ↑ April 24th according to SportsReference, according to FISA (and according to the Olympic Channel ) he was born on April 25th.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Engelbrecht, Jørgen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish rower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hvidovre |