Peter Funnekötter

Peter Funnekötter ( born June 11, 1946 in Münster ) is a retired German rower, who won the 1972 Olympic bronze medal in the coxless four.

The rowers of the ARV WestphaliaMünsterland was 1969 with Wolfgang Plottke second at the German Championships in the coxless pairs. 1970 were the two rowers along with Joachim Werner Ehrig and Claus Schneggenburger a quad. At the World Championships in St. Catherines this Canadian foursome came behind the boat from SC Einheit Dresden to the finish and won the silver medal. 1971 Franz moved hero for Schneggenburger into the boat. In the occupation Plottke, Heroes, Funnekötter, Ehrig the boat finished at the European Championships in Copenhagen in third place behind the Dresden quad and boat from Norway. At the 1972 Olympics in Munich, West German foursome drove in the same cast as last year and once again took the third place, it won the Dresdner four front of the boat from New Zealand. 1973 won Funnekötter and Plottke with the aft of RK on Baldeneysee Eating the German championship title.

He was honored by the Sports Federation of Münster at Sports Ball 1972 Sportsman of the Year.