Willy Siegenthaler

Wilhelm Siegenthaler was a Swiss rower active in the 1920s who rowed for RC Reuss Luzern. He won five European titles.[1]

Willy Siegenthaler
Personal information
Birth nameWilhelm Siegenthaler
Sport
SportRowing
ClubRC Reuss Luzern
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing   Switzerland
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1924 Zürich Coxless pair
Gold medal – first place 1925 Prague Coxless pair
Gold medal – first place 1925 Prague Coxed pair
Gold medal – first place 1926 Lucerne Coxless pair
Gold medal – first place 1926 Lucerne Coxless four
Silver medal – second place 1927 Como Coxless pair
Silver medal – second place 1927 Como Eight

Siegenthaler had his first success at the European level at the 1924 European Rowing Championships in Zürich where he won gold in the coxless pair with Alois Reinhard. At the 1925 European Rowing Championships in Prague, he won gold in both with coxless and the coxed pair, with Reinhard as the fellow rower and Walter Ludin as cox. He gained two further gold medals at the 1926 European Rowing Championships at his base at Lake Lucerne with the coxless pair and the coxless four. At the 1927 European Rowing Championships in Como, he won silver medals with the coxless pair and the men's eight.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. "Willy Siegenthaler". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  2. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier ohne Steuermann)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  3. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier m. Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  4. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer o.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  5. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 3 July 2018.


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