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Frank Rühle

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Frank Rühle
Frank Rühle after the national championship in Brandenburg 1970
Personal information
Born (1944-03-05) 5 March 1944 (age 80)
Dohna, Germany
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Coxless four
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1966 Bled Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 1970 St. Catharines Coxless four
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1967 Vichy Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 1971 Copenhagen Coxless four

Frank Rühle (born 5 March 1944) is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Dohna. In 1968 he was a crew member of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the coxless fours event. Four years later he won his second gold medal with the East German boat in the coxless fours event.

References

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frank Rühle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011.
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