Gustav Schäfer (rower)
German rower
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Gustav Schäfer (22 September 1906 – 12 December 1991) was a German rower who became Olympic champion in the single sculls at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
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| Born | 22 September 1906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 December 1991 (aged 85) Munich, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was born in Johanngeorgenstadt.[2] 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.[3]
At the 1936 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the single sculls competition.[2] He died in Munich in 1991.[2]
