Bernd Landvoigt

Bernd Landvoigt

Bernd and Jörg Landvoigt in 1978
Personal information
Born	23 March 1951 (age 65) Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	SG Dynamo Potsdam
Medal record Men's rowing Competitor for  East Germany Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Coxless pair 1980 Moscow Coxless pair 1972 Munich Eights World Rowing Championships 1974 Lucerne Coxless pairs 1975 Nottingham Coxless pairs 1978 Hamilton Coxless pairs 1979 Bled Coxless pairs European Rowing Championships 1973 Moscow Coxless fours

Bernd Landvoigt (born 23 March 1951) is a retired German rower.

Bernd Landvoigt and his twin brother Jörg were born in Brandenburg an der Havel, then in the German Democratic Republic.^[1] Their father was a boatman: their mother worked as a secretary.^[1]

Bernd Landvoigt had his best achievements in the coxless pairs, rowing with his twin Jörg. Between 1974 and 1980 they won all but one 180 races they competed in, including four world championships and two Olympics; they only lost once, to other twins, Yuri and Nikolay Pimenov. Landvoigt brothers also won a bronze medal in the eights at the 1972 Olympics and a European title in coxless fours in 1973.^[2][3][4]

After retiring from competitions Bernd Landvoigt worked as a rowing coach, first at his club SG Dynamo Potsdam and later with the national team.^[3] His wife Viola Goretzki and nephew Ike Landvoigt are also retired Olympic rowers.^[2]

References

1. Klaus Gallinat; Olaf W. Reimann. "Landvoigt, Bernd u. Jörg * 23 March 1951 Leistungssportler (Rudern)" (in German). Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur: Biographische Datenbanken. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
2. "Bernd Landvoigt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
3. Bernd Landvoigt at WorldRowing.com from FISA
4. Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Zweier ohne Steuermann – Herren, Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer o.Stm.). sport-komplett.de