Der Hamburger und Germania Ruder Club (DHuGRC) is a rowing club from Rotherbaum, Hamburg, Germany. It was founded in 1836 as Der Hamburger Ruder Club, the club is the fourth oldest rowing club in the world (2nd if only counting non-academically affiliated clubs) after Brasenose College Boat Club, Jesus College Boat Club (Oxford) and Leander Club . The Germania Ruder Club, which was founded in 1854 merged with Der Hamburger Ruder Club in 1934, with the joint club adapting the current name.
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| Location | Alsterufer 21 20354 Hamburg, Germany |
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| Coordinates | 53°33′38″N 9°59′51″E / 53.56056°N 9.99750°E |
| Home water | Außenalster |
| Founded | 1836 |
| Former names | Der Hamburger Ruder Club (until 1934 merger) |
| Website | www |
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| Bastian Seibt | |
The current boathouse at Außenalster was opened in 2016.
Notable Rowers
editBastian Seibt from this club represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[1]
References
edit- ^ Staff. "Team Hamburg - Athleten" (in German). Team Hamburg of the Hamburg Sport Federation and the Olympic point Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein. Archived from the original on 2008-08-16. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
External links
edit- Official website including information in English
