Jürgen Bertow

Jürgen Bertow (born 21 April 1950)[1] is a retired German rower. He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and a silver at the 1975 World Championships in the double sculls, as well as a world title in the quad sculls in 1974.[1][2][3] For these achievements he received the Patriotic Order of Merit in 1974[4] and 1976.[5]

Jürgen Bertow
Bertow (center) in 1976
Personal information
Born21 April 1950 (1950-04-21) (age 73)
Berlin, Germany
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubSC Dynamo Berlin
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal Double sculls
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Lucerne Quadruple sculls
Silver medal – second place 1975 Nottingham Double sculls

References
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  1. Juergen BERTOW at World Rowing
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jürgen Bertow". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Doppelzweier – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Double Sculls – Men] (in German). Sport-Komplett.de. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014.
  4. Neues Deutschland, 30 November 1974, p. 2
  5. Neues Deutschland, 10 September 1976, p. 4


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