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 70)
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
1976 Montreal Double sculls
World Rowing Championships
1974 Lucerne Quadruple sculls
1975 Nottingham Double sculls

References
  1. Juergen BERTOW at FISA WorldRowing.com
  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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