Frank Forberger

Frank Forberger (5 March 1943 – 30 September 1998) was a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Frank Forberger
After the national championship in Brandenburg 1970 from the left: Frank Forberger, Frank Rühle, Dieter Grahn, and Dieter Schubert
Personal information
Born(1943-03-05)5 March 1943
Meißen
Died30 September 1998(1998-09-30) (aged 55)
Meißen
Sport
SportRowing

He was born and died in Meißen. In 1968 he was the bowman of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the coxless fours event. Four years later he won his second gold medal as bowman of the East German boat in the coxless fours event.

Dieter Grahn (left) and Frank Forberger

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frank Forberger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012.


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