Olaf Förster
East German rower
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Born | 2 November 1962 (1962-11-02) (age 61) Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Einheit Dresden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olaf Förster (born 2 November 1962) is a retired German rower who had his best achievements in the coxless fours. In this event, he won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics and world titles in 1987 and 1989.[1][2][3]
Förster's wife Kerstin also won a gold medal in rowing at the 1988 Olympics. The couple has two children.[1][2]
References
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- ^ a b Olaf Förster. Sports-Reference.com
- ^ a b Olaf Förster at World Rowing
- ^ Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften Zweier mit Steuermann, Vierer ohne Steuermann. sport-komplett.de
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Olympic champions – Men's coxless four
- 1904: Stockhoff, Erker, Dietz, Nasse (USA)
- 1908: Cudmore, Gillan, Mackinnon, Somers-Smith (GBR)
- 1924: Eley, MacNabb, Morrison, Sanders (GBR)
- 1928: Lander, Warriner, Beesly, Bevan (GBR)
- 1932: Badcock, Edwards, Beresford, George (GBR)
- 1936: Eckstein, Rom, Karl, Menne (GER)
- 1948: Moioli, Morille, Invernizzi, Faggi (ITA)
- 1952: Bonačić, Valenta, Trojanović, Šegvić (YUG)
- 1956: MacKinnon, Loomer, D'Hondt, Arnold (CAN)
- 1960: Ayrault, Nash, Sayre, Wailes (USA)
- 1964: Hansen, Hasløv, Petersen, Helmudt (DEN)
- 1968: Forberger, Rühle, Grahn, Schubert (GDR)
- 1972: Forberger, Rühle, Grahn, Schubert (GDR)
- 1976: Brietzke, Decker, Semmler, Mager (GDR)
- 1980: Thiele, Decker, Semmler, Brietzke (GDR)
- 1984: O'Connell, O'Brien, Robertson, Trask (NZL)
- 1988: Schröder, Brudel, Förster, Greiner (GDR)
- 1992: Cooper, Green, McKay, Tomkins (AUS)
- 1996: Green, Ginn, Tomkins, McKay (AUS)
- 2000: Cracknell, Redgrave, Foster, Pinsent (GBR)
- 2004: Williams, Cracknell, Coode, Pinsent (GBR)
- 2008: James, Williams, Reed, Hodge (GBR)
- 2012: Gregory, James, Reed, Hodge (GBR)
- 2016: Gregory, Sbihi, Nash, Louloudis (GBR)
- 2020: Purnell, Turrin, Hargreaves, Hill (AUS)
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