Walter Dießner

Walter Dießner
Personal information
Born 27 December 1954 (1954-12-27) (age 61)
Meißen, Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport Rowing
Club SC Einheit Dresden

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 "Walter Dießner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  2. 1 2 Walter DIESSNER at WorldRowing.com from FISA
  3. Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Vierer mit Steuermann. sport-komplett.de


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