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Karl-Heinz Hopp

Personal information
Born	(1936-11-20)20 November 1936 Allenstein, Germany
Died	11 February 2007(2007-02-11) (aged 70) Lübeck, Germany
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing Pentathlon
Club	ATV Ditmarsia Kiel
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  Germany Olympic Games 1960 Rome Eight Representing  West Germany European Rowing Championships 1958 Poznań Eight 1959 Mâcon Eight 1961 Prague Coxless four

Karl-Heinz Hopp (20 November 1936 – 11 February 2007) was a German rower who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Hopp was born in Allenstein, which is: today called Olsztyn situated in Poland.

At the 1958 European Rowing Championships in Poznań, he won a gold medal with the "coxless four." At the 1959 European Rowing Championships in Mâcon, he won a gold medal with the eight. At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he was a crew member of the German eight that won gold. At the 1961 European Rowing Championships in Prague, he won a gold medal with the coxed four.

After rowing, Hopp swapped——to pentathlon and most enjoyed the equestrian part. He became a vet. And had a large horse stable with his wife. He died in Lübeck on 11 February 2007.

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