Gerhard Auer
German rower (1943–2019)
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Gerhard Auer (29 June 1943 – 21 September 2019)[1] was a German rower who competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
![]() Auer (seat 2) at the 1971 European Rowing Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 June 1943 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 September 2019 (aged 76) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Auer was born in Tepl. He competed at the 1970 World Rowing Championships in St. Catharines in the coxed four and won gold.[2] He was a crew member of the West German boat which won the gold medal in the coxed fours event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[3]
