| Birth Date: | 22 September 1906 |
| Birth Place: | Johanngeorgenstadt, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire |
| Death Place: | Munich, Germany |
| Sport: | Rowing |
Gustav Schäfer (22 September 1906 - 10 December 1991) was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] [2]
He was born in Johanngeorgenstadt. In 1911, his family moved to Dresden. Schäfer's sporting career started in swimming. After school, he trained as a baker. He first tried rowing in 1929 when a rowing club in the suburb of Blasewitz made its club house available for a dance; he started training in March 1929.[3]
At the 1936 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the single sculls competition. He died in Munich in 1991.