Willi Padge

Willi Padge ( born October 4, 1943 in Mölln ) is a retired German rower. He won Olympic gold in Rome in 1960.

Willi Padge launched for the Ratzeburg RC. In 1958 he sat as a helmsman in coach Karl Adam newly formed eight and won at the German Championships. 1959 Adam made ​​an eight rowers from his Ratzeburg RC and ATV Ditmarsia Kiel. This rowing community became German champion in the cast Klaus Bittner, Karl -Heinz Hopp, Hans Lenk, Manfred Rulffs, Frank Schepke, power Schepke, Walter Schroeder and Karl- Heinrich von GRODDECK with Padge as helmsman. Shortly afterwards, the eight also won at the European Championships in 1959. The media response to this victory of Germany rowing eight was enormous, the boat was elected to the Team of the Year.

1960 won the eighth at the German Championships and qualified for the All-German Olympic excretion for the Olympics. At the Olympic regattas on Lake Albano won the eighth in his lead and won the final in a time of 5:57,18 minutes before the boat from Canada. Again, the nine athletes were honored as Team of the Year.