Dieter Bender Explained

Dieter Bender
Birth Date:20 May 1940
Sport:Rowing

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heckert . Karlheinz . Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier ohne Steuermann) . Sport Komplett . 28 December 2017 . de.
  2. Web site: Die größten Erfolge & Auszeichnungen . Ruderverein 'Neptun' e.V. Konstanz . 12 February 2018 . de . 3 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190803194007/https://rvneptun.de/grosse-erfolge.html . dead .
  3. Web site: Dieter Bender . . 28 December 2017.