Jochen Meißner

Jochen Meißner (born 8 May 1943) was a leading single scull rower of West Germany between 1965 and 1972.[1] In this event, he won national titles in 1965–1968 and a European title in 1965; a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics, as well as bronze medals at the world (1966) and European (1969) championships.[2][3] At the 1967 European Rowing Championships in Vichy, he came fourth in the single sculls.[4] He also competed in the double sculls at the 1972 Summer Olympics, together with Arthur Heyne, and finished in tenth place.[5]

Jochen Meißner
Meißner in 1965
Personal information
Born (1943-05-08) 8 May 1943
Stuttgart, Germany
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubMRV Amicitia, Mannheim
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Single sculls
World Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Bled Single sculls
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1965 Duisburg Single sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Klagenfurt Single sculls

References
  1. Jochen Meißner. Internationales Sportarchiv. 1 June 1998
  2. "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Einer – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. One – Men]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
    "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Einer)" [Rowing – European Championships (Men – One)]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 10 May 2015.
    "Rudern – Deutsche Meisterschaften. Herren, Einer" [Rowing – German Championships. Men, One]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 12 January 2014.
  3. Bichelmeier und Meißner – eine Erfolgsgeschichte. amicitia-mannheim.de
  4. "Rudertriumph der DDR". Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 22, no. 250. 11 September 1967. p. 5. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jochen Meißner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012.


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