Uwe Benter

Uwe Benter (born 1 December 1955) is a German coxswain who competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Uwe Benter
Personal information
Born (1955-12-01) 1 December 1955
Frankfurt am Main, West Germany
RelativesLutz Benter (brother)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubHanauer RC Hassia
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
1972 Munich Coxed four
World Rowing Championships
1974 Lucerne Coxed four
European Rowing Championships
1971 Copenhagen Coxed four

He was born in Frankfurt am Main in 1955[1][2] and is the younger brother of Lutz Benter (born 1945), also an Olympic rower.[3] He won a gold medal at the 1971 European Rowing Championships in Copenhagen with the coxed four.[4] At the 1972 Summer Olympics, he was the cox of the West German boat that won the gold medal in the coxed four event.[2] At the 1974 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne, he won bronze with the coxed four.[5]

References
  1. "Uwe Benter". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Uwe Benter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  3. "Lutz Benter". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  4. "(M4+) Men's Coxed Four – Final". 22 August 1971. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  5. "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Vierer mit Steuermann – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Four with coxswain – Men]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2018.


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