Willi Eichhorn
German rower
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Born | 23 August 1908 | ||||||||||||||
Died | 24 May 1994(1994-05-24) (aged 85)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
Club | Mannheimer RC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Willi Eichhorn (23 August 1908 – 24 May 1994) was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the gold medal with his partner Hugo Strauß in the coxless pairs competition for men, He was only 27 at the time. This was also his only time competing in the Olympics.[2] Germany also went on to win the most gold medals that year.[3]
References
- ^ Willi Eichhorn at Olympedia
- ^ "Willi Eichhorn Olympic medals and stats". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ "A Map of Olympic Medals - Interactive Graphic". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
External links
- Willi Eichhorn's Olympic record
- Hugo Strauß's Olympic record
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Olympic champions – Men's coxless pair
- 1904:
Robert Farnan & Joseph Ryan (USA)
- 1908:
John Fenning & Gordon Thomson (GBR)
- 1924:
Teun Beijnen & Willy Rösingh (NED)
- 1928:
Kurt Moeschter & Bruno Müller (GER)
- 1932:
Lewis Clive & Hugh Edwards (GBR)
- 1936:
Willi Eichhorn & Hugo Strauß (GER)
- 1948:
Jack Wilson & Ran Laurie (GBR)
- 1952:
Charlie Logg & Thomas Price (USA)
- 1956:
James Fifer & Duvall Hecht (USA)
- 1960:
Valentin Boreyko & Oleg Golovanov (URS)
- 1964:
George Hungerford & Roger Jackson (CAN)
- 1968:
Jörg Lucke & Heinz-Jürgen Bothe (GDR)
- 1972:
Siegfried Brietzke & Wolfgang Mager (GDR)
- 1976:
Bernd Landvoigt & Jörg Landvoigt (GDR)
- 1980:
Bernd Landvoigt & Jörg Landvoigt (GDR)
- 1984:
Petru Iosub & Valer Toma (ROU)
- 1988:
Andy Holmes & Steve Redgrave (GBR)
- 1992:
Matthew Pinsent & Steve Redgrave (GBR)
- 1996:
Matthew Pinsent & Steve Redgrave (GBR)
- 2000:
Michel Andrieux & Jean-Christophe Rolland (FRA)
- 2004:
Drew Ginn & James Tomkins (AUS)
- 2008:
Drew Ginn & Duncan Free (AUS)
- 2012:
Eric Murray & Hamish Bond (NZL)
- 2016:
Eric Murray & Hamish Bond (NZL)
- 2020:
Martin Sinković & Valent Sinković (CRO)
- 2024:
Martin Sinković & Valent Sinković (CRO)
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