Klaus Riekemann

Klaus Riekemann ( born May 19, 1940 in Dorsten ) is a former rower from the Federal Republic of Germany, the 1960 Olympic champion in the four with coxswain.

The rowers from RC Germania Dusseldorf won in 1958 and 1959 at the European Championships together with Hans -Joachim Berendes and Hans -Dieter Maier in two with coxswain. In 1959, the Department also German champion.

For the intra- German qualification for the 1960 Olympic Games, he got into the quad. In the occupation Gerd Cintl, Horst Effertz, Riekemann, Jürgen Litz and helmsman Michael Obst, the team from Dusseldorf prevailed and drove to the games.

In the regatta on the Lake Albano, the boat reached the fastest time in both the forward and in the intermediate run. In the final, the team was able to prevail against the French boat and won gold.

1961 Riekemann was again German champion coxless four.

1960 Summer Olympics Coxswain (rowing) List of Olympic medalists in rowing (men) Waldemar Tietgens Albert Arnheiter Hermann Wilker Rudolf Fickeisen Otto Fickeisen Otto Maier Max Rudolf (rower) Paul Rudolf Hans Walter Alfred Probst Eugen Sigg Hans Eller Horst Hoeck Walter Meyer Joachim Spremberg Carlheinz Neumann Hans Maier (rower) Walter Volle Ernst Gaber Fritz Bauer (rower) Alberto Winkler Romano Sgheiz Franco Trincavelli Ivo Stefanoni Peter Neusel Bernhard Britting Joachim Werner (rower) Egbert Hirschfelder Dick Joyce (rower) Ross Collinge Dudley Storey Warren Cole Simon Dickie Peter Berger (rower) Gerhard Auer Alois Bierl Uwe Benter Nikolai Petrovich Ivanov Dieter Wendisch Andreas Gregor Andy Holmes Bernd Niesecke Karsten Schmeling Bernd Eichwurzel Frank Klawonn Hendrik Reiher
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