Achim Hill

Achim Hill (1 April 1935 – 4 August 2015) was a German rower who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics and for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was born in Köpenick. In 1960 he won the silver medal in the single sculls event. Four years later he won his second silver medal in the 1964 single sculls competition. At the 1968 Games he represented East Germany and finished fifth in the single sculls contest.

Achim Hill
Hill in 1962
Personal information
Born1 April 1935
Köpenick, Germany
Died4 August 2015(2015-08-04) (aged 80)
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
1960 RomeSingle sculls
1964 TokyoSingle sculls
Representing  East Germany
European Championships
1967 Vichy Single sculls

He competed at the inaugural 1962 World Rowing Championships. The Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (FISA) did not recognise East Germany, and so only one German crew was permitted per event. Selection trials between East and West German crews were held the day before the championships, with West German crews winning in six of the seven categories.[1] Hill was the only East German who qualified (in the single sculls), but he did not proceed beyond the heats.[2] Hill was out of form in the following year and did not even make it to the selection trials for the 1963 European Rowing Championships.[3] He won the selection trial for the 1964 European Rowing Championships and came seventh at the regatta.[4]

Hill studied airplane construction in West Berlin before the wall was raised,[5] he then moved to Dresden, where he graduated as an engineer at the Institute of Rail Vehicles.[6]


Hill married Gisela Jäger in 1973.[7] He died on 4 August 2015.[8]

References
  1. Guerin, Andrew; Foster, Margot. "1962 World Championships—Lucerne, Switzerland". RowingHistory-Aus.info. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014.
  2. Adam, Karl (31 July 1970). "Rudern in Deutschland". Die Zeit (in German) (31). Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  3. "Vierer-Endkampf wie noch nie". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 19 (205). 29 July 1963. p. 4. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  4. "Bergau/Gorny Europameister im Zweier m. St. in Amsterdam". Neues Deutschland (in German). 19 (219). 10 August 1964. p. 3. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  5. "Achim Hill". olympedia.org. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  6. "Obituary for the death of Achim Hill". rudern.de. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  7. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Achim Hill". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  8. Achim Hill, German rower, Dies at 80 Archived 10 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine
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