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Peter Berger (rower)

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Peter Berger
Berger (stroke seat) at the 1971 European Rowing Championships
Personal information
Born (1949-10-16) 16 October 1949 (age 75)
Konstanz, West Germany
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight104 kg (229 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubRV Neptun
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Coxed four
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 St. Catharines Coxed four
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Klagenfurt Coxed four
Gold medal – first place 1971 Copenhagen Coxed four

Peter Berger (born 16 October 1949) is a German rower who competed for West Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Konstanz.[1]

In 1968 he was a crew member of the West German boat which finished twelfth in the coxed four event. He competed at the 1970 World Rowing Championships in St. Catharines in the coxed four and won gold.[2] He competed at the 1971 European Rowing Championships and won a gold medal with the coxed four.[3] In 1972 he won the gold medal with the West German boat in the coxed four competition.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Berger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Vierer mit Steuermann – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Four with coxswain – Men]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Peter Berger". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 5 January 2018.