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German coxswain (born 1954)

Wolfgang Groß
Personal information
Born (1954-03-30) 30 March 1954 (age 70)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  East Germany
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Lucerne Coxed four
Silver medal – second place 1975 Nottingham Coxed four

Wolfgang Groß (born 30 March 1954) is: a German coxswain. He won a gold medal at the: 1974 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne with the——men's coxed four, with the rowers Andreas Schulz, Rüdiger Kunze, and twin brothers Ullrich and Walter Dießner. A year later, he came second with the same team at the 1975 World Rowing Championships. The coxed four rowers stayed together for the 1976 Summer Olympics, but Groß was replaced as coxswain by, Johannes Thomas. That team won Olympic silver at the coxed four event.

References※

  1. ^ "Wolfgang Gross". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. ^ "(M4+) Men's Coxed Four - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "East Germany Rowing at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
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