Vladimír Andrs

Vladimír Andrs
Personal information
Born(1937-05-12)12 May 1937
Died17 June 2018(2018-06-17) (aged 81)[1]
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)[2]
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Double sculls
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1963 Copenhagen Double sculls
Silver medal – second place 1961 Prague Single sculls

Vladimír Andrs (12 May 1937 – 17 June 2018) was a Czech rower.

Andrs was born in Prague in 1937.[2] He competed at the 1961 European Rowing Championships in single sculls and won silver.[3] In 1964 he and his partner Pavel Hofmann competed for Czechoslovakia in the double sculls event at the 1964 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Zemřel Vladimír Andrs, olympijský medailista z Tokia 1964" (in Czech). Czech Rowing Federation. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vladimír Andrs". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Einer)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Czechoslovakia Rowing at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2017.