Jochen Meißner
West German rower (born 1943)
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Jochen Meißner (born 8 May 1943) was a leading single scull rower of West Germany between 1965 and 1972, who competed in the Olympic Games.[1]
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| Born | 8 May 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | MRV Amicitia, Mannheim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
In the singled sculls event, he won national titles in 1965–1968 and a European title in 1965; a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics, as well as bronze medals at the world (1966) and European (1969) championships.[2][3] At the 1967 European Rowing Championships in Vichy, he came fourth in the single sculls.[4] He also competed in the double sculls at the 1972 Summer Olympics, together with Arthur Heyne, and finished in tenth place.[5]
In 1970, Meißner won the Diamond Challenge Sculls (the premier singles sculls event) at the Henley Royal Regatta, rowing for Mannheimer RV Amicitia.[6]
