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Wolfgang Hottenrott

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Wolfgang Hottenrott
Personal information
Born (1940-06-13) 13 June 1940 (age 84)
Hanover
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Coxless pair
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Eight
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1967 Vichy Eight
Silver medal – second place 1964 Amsterdam Coxless pair
Silver medal – second place 1965 Duisburg Coxless four

Wolfgang Hottenrott (born 13 June 1940) is a competition rower and Olympic champion for West Germany.

He was born in Hanover.

Hottenrott received a bronze medal in the coxless pair at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He won a gold medal in the men's eight at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, as a member of the rowing team from West Germany.[1]

At the 1972 Games, he finished fifth with the West Germany boat in the men's eight.

References

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  1. ^ Profile: Wolfgang Hottenrott sports.reference.com (Retrieved on 12 December 2008)