Willi Eichhorn

Willi Eichhorn (* August 23, 1908, † May 25, 1994 ) was a German rower, the 1936 Olympic champion with the coxless pairs.

Willi Eichhorn from Mannheim RC of 1875 occupied together with Walter Zahn in 1932 to second place in the German Championship in 1934 reached the two rowers in third place. 1935 moved to Hugo Strauss Eichhorn into the boat and the two were Second Cup. The following year, the two rowers were able to win the title and qualify therefore for the 1936 Olympic Games. There the two rowed with a win in the third lead directly to the final. In the final they won with three seconds ahead of the boat from Denmark. 1938 occupied the two Mannheim again took second place in the German Championship.

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