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Bernhard Knubel

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Bernhard Knubel
Personal information
Born2 March 1938
Brotdorf, Germany
Died23 February 1973(1973-02-23) (aged 34)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Coxed pair

Bernhard Knubel (2 March 1938 – 23 February 1973) was a West German rower who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Brotdorf but his home town was Minden. In 1960, he was a crew member of the German boat that won the gold medal in the coxed pair event. He died in Gelsenkirchen in 1973 from cancer.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bernhard Knubel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2018.