Martin Winter (rower)

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Born5 November 1955
Died21 February 1988(1988-02-21) (aged 32)
Magdeburg, East Germany
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Martin Winter
Martin Winter (front) in 1982
Personal information
Born5 November 1955
Died21 February 1988(1988-02-21) (aged 32)
Magdeburg, East Germany
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubSC Magdeburg
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1980 MoscowQuadruple sculls
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place1977 AmsterdamQuadruple sculls
Gold medal – first place1978 CambridgeQuadruple sculls
Gold medal – first place1981 MunichQuadruple sculls
Gold medal – first place1982 LucerneQuadruple sculls
Bronze medal – third place1975 NottinghamSingle sculls
Bronze medal – third place1979 BledDouble sculls

Martin Winter (5 November 1955 – 21 February 1988) was a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Zerbst in 1955. In 1980 he was a crew member of the East German boat that won the gold medal in the quadruple sculls event.[1] He died in Magdeburg in 1988 at age 32 from the consequences of an accident.[1][2]

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