Olaf Förster
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Born | 2 November 1962 Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | (age 61)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Olaf Förster.
- ^ 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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