Gustav Schäfer (rower)

Gustav Schäfer (22 September 1906 – 12 December 1991) was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

Gustav Schäfer
Personal information
Born22 September 1906 (1906-09-22)
Johanngeorgenstadt, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire
Died12 December 1991 (1991-12-13) (aged 85)
Munich, Germany
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Nazi Germany
Olympic Games
1936 BerlinSingle sculls
Gold Cup Challenge
1936 PhiladelphiaSingle sculls
European Rowing Championships
1934 Lucerne Single sculls

He was born in Johanngeorgenstadt.[1] In 1911, his family moved to Dresden. Schäfer's sporting career started in swimming. After school, he trained as a baker. He first tried rowing in 1929 when a rowing club in the suburb of Blasewitz made its club house available for a dance; he started training in March 1929.[2]

At the 1936 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the single sculls competition.[1] He died in Munich in 1991.[1]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gustav Schäfer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. "Beim Spielen an der Seine entdeckt: Knirps steuert Ruderer zum Gold". Die Welt (in German). 15 September 2000. Retrieved 8 June 2018.


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