Dieter Bender
Personal information
Born (1940-05-20) 20 May 1940
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Germany
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1962 Lucerne Coxless pair
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1961 Prague Coxless pair
Silver medal – second place 1963 Copenhagen Coxless pair

Dieter Bender (born 20 May 1940) is a German rower.

At the 1961 European Rowing Championships, he won a gold medal in the coxless pair partnered with Günther Zumkeller.[1] For their 1961 European Championship title, Zumkeller and Bender received the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (Silver Laurel Leaf), the highest sports award in Germany.[2] The pair then won a gold medal at the 1962 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne in the same boat class.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier ohne Steuermann)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Die größten Erfolge & Auszeichnungen" (in German). Ruderverein 'Neptun' e.V. Konstanz. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Dieter Bender". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 28 December 2017.


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