Gerd Cintl

Gerd Cintl (11 December 1938 – 26 December 2017) was a West German rower who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Gerd Cintl

Personal information
Born	11 December 1938 Düsseldorf
Died	26 December 2017(2017-12-26) (aged 79) Düsseldorf
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Ruderclub Germania Düsseldorf
Medal record Men's rowing Olympic Games Representing  Germany 1960 Rome Coxed four European Championships Representing  West Germany 1958 Poznań Coxless pair 1959 Mâcon Coxed four

He was born in Düsseldorf in 1938.[1] At the 1958 European Rowing Championships in Poznań, he won silver in the coxless pair with Horst Effertz.[2] At the 1959 European Rowing Championships in Mâcon, he won gold with the coxed four.[3] In 1960 he was a crew member of the German boat which won the gold medal at the Summer Olympics in the coxed four event.[1] He died on 26 December 2017 in Düsseldorf at the age of 79.[4]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gerd Cintl". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
2. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier ohne Steuermann)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
3. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
4. "Wir trauern um Gerd Cintl" (in German). Ruderclub Germania Düsseldorf. Retrieved 21 February 2018.