Thomas Greiner

Thomas Greiner
Personal information
Born 3 May 1963 (1963-05-03) (age 52)
Dresden, Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 90 kg (200 lb)
Sport
Sport Rowing
Club SC Einheit Dresden

Thomas Greiner (born 3 May 1963) is a retired German rower who won a gold medal in the coxless fours at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He also won four gold and three bronze medals in various events at the world championships of 1982–1990.[1][2]

Greiner is a tax consultant and an international rowing referee.[3] He is married and has two children. For his Olympic achievement, in 1988 he was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit.[4] In 1991, Greiner became the second person to receive the Thomas Keller Medal, the highest honor in rowing.[5]

References

  1. Thomas Greiner. Sports-Reference.com
  2. Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Zweier mit Steuermann, Vierer ohne Steuermann, Vierer mit Steuermann. sport-komplett.de
  3. Thomas Greiner at WorldRowing.com from FISA
  4. Neues Deutschland, 12/13 November 1988, p. 4
  5. Keller Medal Award. worldrowing.com
Greiner (2nd from left) in 1982
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