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Birth name | Johann Adolf Friedrich Maier | |||||||||||||||||
Born | 13 June 1909 Mannheim, Germany | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 6 March 1943 Mareth, Tunisia | (aged 33)|||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||
Club | MRV Amicitia | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Johann Adolf Friedrich Maier (13 June 1909 – 6 March 1943) was a German rower who competed in three Olympic games from 1928 to 1936. In Los Angeles, he won a silver medal, along with Karl Aletter, Walter Flinsch and Ernst Gaber in the coxless four. In Berlin, he won a gold medal, along with Paul Söllner, Walter Volle, Fritz Bauer and Ernst Gaber in the coxed four. He was killed during World War II while serving in North Africa. [1] [2] Gustav Maier was his elder brother with whom he had competed in the 1928 Olympics. [3]
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Birth name | Johann Adolf Friedrich Maier | |||||||||||||||||
Born | 13 June 1909 Mannheim, Germany | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 6 March 1943 Mareth, Tunisia | (aged 33)|||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||
Club | MRV Amicitia | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Johann Adolf Friedrich Maier (13 June 1909 – 6 March 1943) was a German rower who competed in three Olympic games from 1928 to 1936. In Los Angeles, he won a silver medal, along with Karl Aletter, Walter Flinsch and Ernst Gaber in the coxless four. In Berlin, he won a gold medal, along with Paul Söllner, Walter Volle, Fritz Bauer and Ernst Gaber in the coxed four. He was killed during World War II while serving in North Africa. [1] [2] Gustav Maier was his elder brother with whom he had competed in the 1928 Olympics. [3]