# Joachim Werner

**Joachim Werner** (19 July 1939 – 10 July 2010) was a West German rower who won the gold medal in the men's coxed fours at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, competing for the Unified Team of Germany.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/38044)</sup> He rowed for Berliner RC (BRC) in Berlin and was by profession a tax officer in [West Berlin](https://www.edgepedia.org/west-berlin).<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/38044)</sup>

| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born / died | 19 July 1939 in Berlin; 10 July 2010 in Berlin, aged 70<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/38044)</sup> |
| Club | Berliner RC (BRC), Berlin<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/38044)</sup> |
| Olympic result | Gold, men's coxed fours, 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Unified Team of Germany<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/38044)</sup> |
| European titles | European champion 1963; European silver medalist 1964<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/38044)</sup> |
| National titles | West German champion in the coxed four, 1963 and 1964<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/38044)</sup> |
| Recognition | His 1964 crew was elected Team of the Year in West Germany<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/38044)</sup> |

## Rowing career

Werner rowed with the coxed fours of Berliner RC. In 1963 the crew won the West German national title and the European Championships.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/38044)</sup>

**Olympic gold, Tokyo 1964.** At the 1964 Summer Olympics the crew, entered as the Unified Team of Germany with Werner's nationality recorded as West German (FRG), finished first in the men's coxed fours and took the gold medal.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/38044)</sup> The crew was then elected Team of the Year in [West Germany](https://www.edgepedia.org/west-germany).<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/38044)</sup> Werner's Olympic record is one gold medal and no other Olympic appearances.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/38044)</sup>

## Personal life

Werner was born and died in Berlin, standing 190 cm and weighing 89 kg during his competitive years, and was known by the nickname Jo.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/38044)</sup> He worked as a tax officer in West Berlin.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/38044)</sup>

## Namesakes

The name Joachim Werner is shared by several unrelated figures. The archaeologist and prehistorian Joachim Werner (1909–1994), born in Berlin and died in Munich, is a separate person recorded in Deutsche Biographie.<sup>[2](https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/gnd118767127.html?language=en)</sup> The Polish sprinter Jan Werner (1946–2014), a 400-meter specialist and 1969 European champion who won Olympic silver in the 4 × 400 m relay at Montreal 1976, is likewise a different athlete.<sup>[3](https://olimpijski.pl/olimpijczycy/jan-werner/)</sup>

## References

1. [Joachim Werner, Olympedia](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/38044)
2. [Werner, Joachim (1909–1994), Deutsche Biographie](https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/gnd118767127.html?language=en)
3. [Jan Werner, Polski Komitet Olimpijski](https://olimpijski.pl/olimpijczycy/jan-werner/)

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