Fritz Bauer (rowing)

Fritz Bauer (23 June 1906 – 19 September 1992) was a German coxswain who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

This article is about the German Olympic rower. For the jurist, see Fritz Bauer. For the German computer scientist, see Friedrich L. Bauer.

Fritz Bauer
Bauer (cox) at the 1938 European Championships
Personal information
Born23 June 1906
Breslau, German Empire
Died19 September 1992(1992-09-19) (aged 86)
Mannheim, Germany
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Nazi Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1936 BerlinCoxed four
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1938 Milan Coxed four

In 1928 he coxed the German boat which finished fifth after being eliminated in the quarter-finals of the eight event.[1] Four years later he was again the coxswain of the German boat which was eliminated in the repechage of the eight event. In 1936 he won the gold medal as coxswain of the German boat in the coxed four competition.[1]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fritz Bauer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2018.


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