Friedrich-Wilhelm Ulrich

Friedrich-Wilhelm Ulrich (born 20 October 1953) is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Friedrich-Wilhelm Ulrich
Ulrich (second from left) with Harald Jährling as stroke and cox Georg Spohr in 1976
Personal information
Born (1953-10-20) 20 October 1953
Packebusch
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubSC Magdeburg
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 MontrealCoxed pair
Gold medal – first place 1980 MoscowCoxed pair
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1975 Nottingham Eight
Silver medal – second place 1977 Amsterdam Coxed pair
Gold medal – first place 1978 Cambridge Eight
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1973 Moscow Eight

He was born in Packebusch. In 1976 he was a crew member of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the coxed pairs event. Four years later he won his second gold medal with the East German boat in the coxed pairs competition.[1]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Friedrich-Wilhelm Ulrich". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2018.


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