Michael Schwan

Michael Schwan (born November 5, 1939 in Konstanz ) is a former German rower . He won an Olympic bronze medal in a two-man without a helmsman in 1964 .

Schwan started for the Karlsruhe Rheinklub Alemannia . In 1964, he and Wolfgang Hottenrott competed in two without. The two won the German championship title and came second at the European rowing championships . At the Olympic Games in Tokyo, they won the bronze medal behind the boats from Canada and the Netherlands. In 1965 the two became German champions again. Together with Detlef Damboldt and Lutz Ulbricht , they also became champions in the four without a helmsman and took second place at the European Championship. In 1966 Ulbricht and Schwan switched to the German eighth and became world champions in Bled with this boat .

On May 10, 1967, he was rewarded with the Silver Laurel Leaf for his athletic achievements .

Michael Schwan later became chairman of the Alemannia Rhine Club. In the meantime he has resigned this office after 30 years of service.

literature

Bodo Harenberg (editorial): The stars of the sport from A-Z . Darmstadt 1970
Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle II. London 1948 - Tokyo 1964. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-328-00740-7 .

↑ Sports report of the federal government of September 26, 1973 to the Bundestag - printed matter 7/1040 - page 74