Martin Studach

Martin Andreas Studach (17 May 1944 – 24 March 2007) was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Martin Studach

Personal information
Birth name	Martin Andreas Studach
Born	17 May 1944 Küsnacht
Died	24 March 2007(2007-03-24) (aged 62) Zürich
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Men's rowing Representing   Switzerland World Rowing Championships 1966 Bled Double sculls European Rowing Championships 1964 Amsterdam Double sculls 1965 Duisburg Double sculls 1967 Vichy Double sculls

Studach was born in Küsnacht, Zurich, the son of Eugen Studach who had been a champion single sculler in the 1930s and 1940s.[1] He rowed for Grasshopper Club, Zurich. Studach partnered Melchior Bürgin in the Double scull rowing for Switzerland at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo when they came fourth.[2] At the age of 20, Studach was Switzerland's youngest competitor. Over next three years, Studach and Burgin dominated the double sculls scene. In 1965 they won the Double Sculls Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta.[3] and the European Championships.[4] In 1966 they won the World Championships.[5] They won the European Championships and the Double Sculls at Henley again in 1967, and Studach also won the Diamond Challenge Sculls beating Jochen Meißner in the final that year. Studach had a reputation for driving himself hard. Studach and Burgin rowed in the Double Scull again for Switzerland at the 1968 Summer Olympics, but at the altitude in Mexico Studach suffered a collapse through over-exertion in the heats.[6]

Studach died of a heart attack at the age of 62 after finishing an outing in a double scull in Zürich, Switzerland.[2]