Dieter Bender

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Born (1940-05-20) 20 May 1940 (age 84)
SportRowing
Dieter Bender
Personal information
Born (1940-05-20) 20 May 1940 (age 84)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Germany
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1962 Lucerne Coxless pair
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1961 Prague Coxless pair
Silver medal – second place 1963 Copenhagen Coxless pair

Dieter Bender (born 20 May 1940) is a German rower.

At the 1961 European Rowing Championships, he won a gold medal in the coxless pair partnered with Günther Zumkeller.[1] For their 1961 European Championship title, Zumkeller and Bender received the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (Silver Laurel Leaf), the highest sports award in Germany.[2] The pair then won a gold medal at the 1962 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne in the same boat class.[3]

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