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German rower (1934–2023)

Born(1934-03-03)3 March 1934
Königsberg, Germany

Died12 November 2023(2023-11-12) (aged 89)
Laboe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)

Weight89 kg (196 lb)

Kraft Schepke

Personal information

Born

(1934-03-03)3 March 1934
Königsberg, Germany

Died

12 November 2023(2023-11-12) (aged 89)
Laboe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Height

190 cm (6 ft 3 in)

Weight

89 kg (196 lb)

Relatives

Frank Schepke (brother)

Sport

Rowing

Club

ATV Ditmarsia Kiel

Medal record

Men's rowing

Olympic Games
Representing Germany
	1960 Rome	Eight
European Rowing Championships
Representing West Germany
	1958 Poznań	Coxless four
	1959 Mâcon	Eight
	1961 Prague	Coxed four

Kraft Schepke (3 March 1934 – 12 November 2023) was a German rower who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Schepke was born in Königsberg, Germany, in 1934. Frank Schepke (1935–2017) was his brother and they both competed for West Germany.^[1]

At the 1958 European Rowing Championships in Poznań, he won a gold medal with the coxless four.^[2] At the 1959 European Rowing Championships in Mâcon, he won a gold medal with the eight.^[3] At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he was a crew member of the German eight that won gold.^[1] At the 1961 European Rowing Championships in Prague, he won a gold medal with the coxed four.^[4]

Both he and his brother retired after the 1961 rowing season from competitive rowing. Kraft Schepke then worked for the State Sports Federation of Lower Saxony.^[1]

Schepke died in Laboe, Schleswig-Holstein on 12 November 2023, at the age of 89.^[5]

References

1 2 3 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kraft Schepke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
↑ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer o.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
↑ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
↑ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
↑ Olympiasieger mit dem Deutschland-Achter: Ruder-Legende Kraft Schepke gestorben (in German)

Olympic champions – Men's eight

1900: Carr, DeBaecke, Exley, Geiger, Hedley, Juvenal, Lockwood, Marsh, Abell (USA)

1904: Cresser, Gleason, Schell, Flanagan, Armstrong, Lott, Dempsey, Exley, Abell (USA)

1908: Gladstone, Kelly, Johnstone, Nickalls, Burnell, Sanderson, Etherington-Smith, Bucknall, Maclagan (GBR)

1912: Burgess, Swann, Wormald, Horsfall, Gillan, Garton, Kirby, Fleming, Wells (GBR)

1920: Jacomini, Graves, Jordan, Moore, Sanborn, Johnston, Gallagher, King, Clark (USA)

1924: Carpenter, Kingsbury, Lindley, Miller, Rockefeller, Sheffield, Spock, Wilson, Stoddard (USA)

1928: Stalder, Brinck, Frederick, Thompson, Dally, Workman, Caldwell, Donlon, Blessing (USA)

1932: Salisbury, Blair, Gregg, Dunlap, Jastram, Chandler, Tower, Hall, Graham (USA)

1936: Morris, Day, Adam, White, McMillin, Hunt, Rantz, Hume, Moch (USA)

1948: I. Turner, D. Turner, Hardy, Ahlgren, Butler, Brown, Smith, Stack, Purchase (USA)

1952: Shakespeare, Fields, Dunbar, Murphy, Detweiler, Proctor, Frye, Stevens, Manring (USA)

1956: Charlton, Wight, Cooke, Beer, Esselstyn, Grimes, Wailes, Morey, Becklean (USA)

1960: Rulffs, Schröder, F. Schepke, K. Schepke, von Groddeck, Hopp, Bittner, Lenk, Padge (EUA)

1964: J. Amlong, T. Amlong, Budd, Clark, Cwiklinski, Foley, Knecht, Stowe, Zimonyi (USA)

1968: Meyer, Hottenrott, Schreyer, Hirschfelder, Henning, Siebert, Ulbricht, Ott, Tiersch (FRG)

1972: Hurt, Veldman, Joyce, Hunter, Wilson, Earl, Coker, Robertson, Dickie (NZL)

1976: Baumgart, Döhn, Klatt, Lück, Wendisch, Kostulski, Karnatz, Prudöhl, Danielowski (GDR)

1980: Krauß, Koppe, Kons, Friedrich, Doberschütz, Karnatz, Dühring, Höing, Ludwig (GDR)

1984: Horn, Crawford, J. M. Evans, Steele, Main, Ma. Evans, Neufeld, Turner, McMahon (CAN)

1988: Rabe, Schultz, Wessling, Maennig, Mellinghaus, Möllenkamp, Domian, Eichholz, Klein (FRG)

1992: Barber, Crosby, Forgeron, Marland, Paul, Porter, Rascher, Robertson, Wallace (CAN)

1996: Maasdijk, Florijn, Duyster, Bartman, Zwolle, van der Zwan, van Steenis, Simon, Rienks (NED)

2000: Lindsay, Hunt-Davis, Dennis, Attrill, Grubor, West, Scarlett, Trapmore, Douglas (GBR)

2004: Read, Allen, Ahrens, Hansen, Deakin, Beery, Hoopman, Volpenheim, Cipollone (USA)

2008: Light, Rutledge, Byrnes, Wetzel, Howard, Seiterle, Kreek, Hamilton, Price (CAN)

2012: Adamski, Kuffner, Johannesen, Reinelt, Schmidt, Müller, Mennigen, Wilke, Sauer (GER)

2016: Durant, Ransley, Hodge, Gotrel, Reed, Bennett, Langridge, Satch, Hill (GBR)

2020: Mackintosh, Bond, Murray, Brake, Williamson, Wilson, Kirkham, Macdonald, Bosworth (NZL)

2024: Bolding, Carnegie, Gibbs, Ford, Dawson, Elwes, Digby, Rudkin, Brightmore (GBR)

See also: 1972 New Zealand eight
1984 Canadian men's eight

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