Werner Ehrensperger

Werner Ehrensperger (born 10 March 1940) is a Swiss coxswain.

Werner Ehrensperger
Personal information
Born (1940-03-10) 10 March 1940
Lucerne, Switzerland
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing   Switzerland
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1957 Duisburg Coxed four
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Poznań Coxed pair

Ehrensperger was born in 1940 in Lucerne, Switzerland.[1]

At the 1957 European Rowing Championships in Duisburg, Ehrensperger won a bronze medal in the coxed four event.[2] At the 1958 European Rowing Championships in Poznań, Ehrensperger won a bronze medal in the coxed pair event with Gottfried Kottmann and Rolf Streuli.[3] He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome with the men's eight where they were eliminated in the round one repechage.[1][4] He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo with the coxed pair with Hugo and Adolf Waser, and they came eleventh.[1]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Werner Ehrensperger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  2. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  3. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier m. Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  4. "Werner Ehrensperger". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 10 March 2018.


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