Güldenpfennig in 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1951-12-20) 20 December 1951 (age 73) Magdeburg, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Magdeburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wolfgang Güldenpfennig (born 20 December 1951) is a retired East German rower who competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1972 he won a bronze medal in the single sculls event, whereas in 1976 he became Olympic champion in the quadruple sculls. Güldenpfennig won two world titles in the quadruple sculls, in 1975 and 1977, as well as a European bronze medal in the single sculls in 1973. After retiring from competitions he worked as a rowing coach, training Karl-Heinz Bußert, Uwe Heppner, Uwe Mund and Martin Winter.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wolfgang Güldenpfennig". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- Rudern: Weltmeisterschaften – Doppelvierer – Herren, Europameisterschaften (Herren – Einer). sport-komplett.de
- Wolfgang GUELDENPFENNIG at World Rowing
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