Émile Ess

Émile Ess (9 January 1932 – 30 November 1990) was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Émile Ess
Personal information
Born9 January 1932 (1932-01-09)
Ruswil, Switzerland
Died30 November 1990 (1990-12-01) (aged 58)
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing   Switzerland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 HelsinkiCoxed four
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1953 Copenhagen Coxed four
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Bosbaan Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 1959 Mâcon Coxless four

He was born in Ruswil. In 1952, he was a crew member of the Swiss boat which won the silver medal in the coxed four event.[1]

Eight years later, he was part of the Swiss boat which was eliminated in the repechage of the eight competition.[1]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Émile Ess". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2018.


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