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Born | 3 February 1955 (1955-02-03) (age 68) Greifswald, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | ASK Vorwärts Rostock | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ulrich Kons (born 3 February 1955) is a retired German rower who had his best achievements in the eights. In this event he won a gold medal at the 1980 Olympics[1] and a world title in 1977. He also won a world title in the coxed fours in 1982.[2][3] For his Olympic achievement Kons was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in 1980.[4]
Kons was Lieutenant of the East German Navy in 1972.[2]
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ulrich Kons". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- 1 2 Ulrich Kons at World Rowing
- ↑ Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Vierer mit Steuermann, Achter Archived 17 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. sport-komplett.de
- ↑ Neues Deutschland, 22 August 1980, p. 3
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