Walter Dießner
Personal information
Born27 December 1954 (1954-12-27) (age 69)
Meißen, East Germany
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubSC Einheit Dresden
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Coxed four
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal Coxed four
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Lucerne Coxed four
Gold medal – first place 1977 Amsterdam Coxed four
Gold medal – first place 1978 Hamilton Coxed four
Gold medal – first place 1979 Bled Coxed four
Silver medal – second place 1975 Nottingham Coxed four

Walter Dießner (born 26 December 1954) is a retired German rower who had his best achievements in the coxed fours. In this event he won a silver and a gold medal at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics, respectively, as well as four world titles in 1974, 1977, 1978 and 1979.[1][2][3]

His twin brother Ullrich rowed together with Walter in most competitions. The brothers have different birth dates because Walter was born before midnight and Ullrich shortly thereafter.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Walter Dießner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 Walter DIESSNER at World Rowing
  3. ↑ Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Vierer mit Steuermann. sport-komplett.de


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