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Egbert Hirschfelder

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Egbert Hirschfelder
German coxed four at the 1964 European Championships, Hirschfelder is first from left
Personal information
Born13 July 1942
Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany
Died31 May 2022(2022-05-31) (aged 79)[1]
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubBRC, Berlin
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Coxed four
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1963 Copenhagen Coxed four
Silver medal – second place 1964 Amsterdam Coxed four
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Eight
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1967 Vichy Eight

Egbert Hirschfelder (13 July 1942 – 31 May 2022) was a German rower. In 1963–1964 he won a European title and Olympic gold medal in the coxed four. He then changed to eight event and won another European title in 1967 and Olympic gold medal in 1968.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Egbert Hirschfelder's obituary (in German)
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Egbert Hirschfelder". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.), Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter). sport-komplett.de
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