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Born | 22 September 1906 Johanngeorgenstadt, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 December 1991 Munich, Germany | (aged 85)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gustav Schäfer (22 September 1906 – 10 December 1991) was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]
He was born in Johanngeorgenstadt. [2] In 1911, his family moved to Dresden. Schäfer's sporting career started in swimming. After school, he trained as a baker. He first tried rowing in 1929 when a rowing club in the suburb of Blasewitz made its club house available for a dance; he started training in March 1929. [3]
At the 1936 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the single sculls competition. [2] He died in Munich in 1991. [2]
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Born | 22 September 1906 Johanngeorgenstadt, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 December 1991 Munich, Germany | (aged 85)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gustav Schäfer (22 September 1906 – 10 December 1991) was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]
He was born in Johanngeorgenstadt. [2] In 1911, his family moved to Dresden. Schäfer's sporting career started in swimming. After school, he trained as a baker. He first tried rowing in 1929 when a rowing club in the suburb of Blasewitz made its club house available for a dance; he started training in March 1929. [3]
At the 1936 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the single sculls competition. [2] He died in Munich in 1991. [2]