Bernhard Britting

Bernhard Britting
Britting in 1964
Personal information
Born22 October 1940 (1940-10-22) (age 84)
Berlin, Germany
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubBRC, Berlin
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Coxed four
Representing  West Germany
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1962 Lucerne Coxed four
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1963 Copenhagen Coxed four
Silver medal – second place 1961 Prague Eight
Silver medal – second place 1964 Amsterdam Coxed four

Bernhard Britting (born 22 October 1940) is a retired German rower who had his best achievements in the coxed fours. In this event he won a world title in 1962, a European title in 1963 and a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bernhard Britting". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012.
  2. ^ Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.), Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Vierer mit Steuermann – Herren, Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter). sport-komplett.de
German coxed four at the 1964 European Championships, Britting is in the center