136 articles
Jurgen Litz
Jürgen Litz (born 8 October 1938, Essen) is a German rower, Olympic gold medalist in the men's coxed fours at Rome 1960 (6:39.12) with RC Germania Düsseldorf crewmates Cintl, Effertz, Riekemann, and cox Obst; decorated with the Silver Bay Leaf.
Jurgen Thiele
Jürgen Thiele (born 1959, Altenburg) is an East German rower, 1980 Moscow Olympic gold medalist in the men's coxless four (6:08.17) with Brietzke, Decker, and Semmler; later fourth at the 1981 and 1983 World Championships. Not the water polo player Jürgen Thiel.
Karl Heinz Bußert
Karl-Heinz Bußert (born 1955) is a German rower of SG Dynamo Potsdam who won Olympic quadruple sculls gold for East Germany at Montreal 1976 as a replacement and five World Championship titles, 1977-1982.
Karl Heinz Hopp
Karl-Heinz Hopp (1936–2007), West German rower, won gold in the men's eights at the 1960 Rome Olympics with the Ratzeburg crew, took three European titles, later competed in modern pentathlon and worked as a veterinarian.
Karl Heinz Prudohl
Karl-Heinz Prudöhl (Karl Heins Prudohl), born 1944, East German rower; won gold in the coxed eight at the 1976 Montréal Olympics, plus 1975 world and 1973 European titles.
Karl Schulze
Karl Schulze, German rower born 1988 in Dresden, two-time Olympic gold medalist in the men's quadruple sculls (London 2012, Rio 2016), 2015 world and 2013 European champion, retired in coastal rowing in 2025.
Karsten Schmeling
Karsten Schmeling (born 1962, Hennigsdorf) is a German rower, East German coxed four Olympic champion at Seoul 1988 and world champion 1986-1987; also world silver medalist in coxed pair and eight.
Kathrin Boron
Kathrin Boron (Kathrin Boron-Kölm), German rower born 1969 in Eisenhüttenstadt; four Olympic golds (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004) plus 2008 bronze, eight world titles, Thomas Keller Medal 2009.
Katrin Rutschow Stomporowski
Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski (born 1975, Waren, Germany) is a German rower, Olympic champion in the quadruple sculls 1996 and single sculls 2004, with bronze in the single sculls 2000 and three world titles.
Kerstin Koppen
Kerstin Köppen (Kosbab, Holtmeyer), German rower born 1967 in Rathenow, won Olympic gold in the 1992 double sculls with Kathrin Boron and the 1996 quadruple sculls, plus five world titles and the 1998 Thomas Keller Medal.
Kerstin Kowalski el Qalqili
Kerstin Kowalski el Qalqili (Kerstin Kowalski, Kerstin El-Qalqili), German rower born 1976 in Potsdam, twin of Manja Kowalski; won Olympic gold in the women's quadruple sculls at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 plus three world titles.
Klaus Bittner
Klaus Bittner (born 23 October 1938, Görlitz) is a German rower of the Ratzeburg-Kiel "Goldachter" who won Olympic gold in the men's eight at Rome 1960, the first non-US eights gold since 1900, and silver at Tokyo 1964.
Klaus Kroppelien
Klaus Kröppelien (born 1958, Rostock) is a German rower, 1980 Moscow Olympic gold medalist in the men's double sculls with Joachim Dreifke, also world champion 1979 (quadruple sculls) and 1981 (double sculls).
Klaus Riekemann
Klaus Riekemann (born 19 May 1940, Dorsten) is a German rower, Olympic gold medallist in the coxed fours at Rome 1960 for the Unified Team of Germany, twice European coxed pair champion (1958, 1959), later a masters rower with Minerva Bath Rowing Club.
Kristof Wilke
Kristof Wilke (born 1985, Radolfzell am Bodensee) is a retired German rower, stroke of the Deutschlandachter, Olympic gold medalist in the men's eight at London 2012, three-time world champion (2009-2011), and Germany's closing-ceremony flagbearer in London.
Kurt Moeschter
Kurt Moeschter (Fritz Hermann Kurt Moeschter, 1903-1959), German rower of Berliner RK Hellas; with Bruno Müller won coxless pairs gold at Amsterdam 1928 in 7:06.4, Germany's first Olympic rowing gold, plus German titles 1927-29.
Lauritz Schoof
Lauritz-Johannes Schoof (born 1990, Rendsburg) is a German rower, double Olympic champion in the men's quadruple sculls at London 2012 and Rio 2016, 2015 world champion, now a cardiology physician in Hamburg.
Lisa Schmidla
Lisa Schmidla (born 1991, Krefeld) is a retired German rower, stroke of the women's quadruple sculls. Olympic gold Rio 2016, world champion 2014 with World Best Time 6:06.84, European champion 2015 and 2016.
Lukas Muller
Lukas Müller (Lukas Muller), German rower born 1987 in Wetzlar; Olympic gold medalist in the men's eight at London 2012, world champion 2010 and 2011, European champion 2010, RC Germania Düsseldorf.
Lutz Ulbricht
Lutz Ulbricht (1942–2022), German rower of Frankfurter RG Germania, won 1968 Olympic gold in the Deutschland-Achter under Karl Adam, plus 1966 Worlds and 1967 Europeans; seventh in coxless pairs at Munich 1972.
Manfred Kluth
Manfred Kluth (2 July 1936 – 22 July 2010) was a West German rower of Neußer RV, 1959 national champion and European silver medallist, who rowed the coxless four at the 1960 Rome Olympics and later became a lawyer.
Manja Kowalski
Manja Kowalski (born 1976, Potsdam) is a German rower, twin sister of Kerstin Kowalski; Olympic quadruple sculls champion Sydney 2000 and 2001 world champion at Lucerne.
Manuela Lutze
Manuela Lutze, German rower (born 1974, Blankenburg im Harz), quadruple sculls Olympic champion 2000 and 2004, bronze 2008, five-time world champion with Rudernclub Magdeburg.
Martin Winter
Martin Winter (1955-1988) was an East German rower with SC Magdeburg who won quadruple sculls gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and four world titles (1977, 1978, 1981, 1982), later a coach who died at 32.
Matthias Mellinghaus
Matthias Mellinghaus (born 1965, Iserlohn) is a German rower and film director; he won Olympic gold in the 1988 Seoul men's eight for West Germany and later worked as an assistant director in Vancouver.
Maximilian Reinelt
Maximilian Josef Reinelt (1988–2019), German rower with Ulmer RC Donau and the Deutschlandachter men's eight; Olympic gold London 2012, silver Rio 2016, world champion 2010 and 2011; died skiing in Sankt Moritz.
Meike Evers
Meike Evers (Meike Evers-Rölver), born 1977 in West Berlin, German rower; two Olympic golds in women's quadruple sculls (Sydney 2000, Athens 2004), world titles 1997 and 1999, later WADA athlete's commission member and police detective superintendent.
Michael Dursch
Michael Dürsch (born 1957, Herrsching am Ammersee) is a West German rower, 1984 Los Angeles Olympic gold medalist in the men's quadruple sculls with Hedderich, Hörmann, and Wiedenmann, and 1983 world champion; later an insurance agent in Ingelheim.
Michael Obst
Michael Obst (born 1944, Leipzig) is a German rower, cox of the RC Germania Düsseldorf coxed four that won gold for the Unified Team of Germany at the 1960 Rome Olympics; twice Silver Bay Leaf recipient, later emigrated to Chile.
Michael Steinbach
Michael Steinbach (born 1969 in Überlingen, Germany) is a German former rower who won Olympic gold in the men's quadruple sculls at Barcelona 1992, then retired.