Hans Sennewald

Hans Senne forest ( born September 12, 1961 in Heckelberg ) is a former rower from the GDR. In his only part in the Olympics, he won the 1992 bronze medal in the all-German team.

The rowers from ASK forward Rostock won in 1982 with his first world championship is right away gold in coxed four. At the World Cup in 1985 Thomas Greiner and Hans Senne Forest won gold from the quad from 1982 with Thomas Bänsch and Olaf Förster bronze in the coxless four. In 1986, Senna forest in the GDR - aft, with whom he then won silver at the 1987 World Cup. 1988 pulled the sports leaders of the GDR the men's eight after the World Cup races back and did not compete in the Olympics him. 1989 won the boat again silver at the World Championships, 1990 Bronze, Gold won in 1989 and 1990 respectively of Germany aft of the Federal Republic of Germany.

After reunification Senne Forest Rowing Club founded as a new Olympic Rowing Club Rostock. 1991 won the Germany of eight gold again at the World Championships, the boat sat exclusively rowers from the West. 1992 appointed the national coach with Detlef Kirchhoff and Hans Sennewald two rowers from the east in Germany aft. At the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992, the boat won the bronze medal. 1993 were Kirchhoff and Sennewald a two coxless and won silver at the World Championships behind Matthew Pinsent and Steven Redgrave.

Hans Senne forest studied business and is now tax advisor. Volunteering, he is President of the Rowing Federation of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. His daughter Ulrike Senne forest is part of the German Olympic squad in 2012.