Wilhelm Menne

Wilhelm Menne
Personal information
Birth name	Wilhelm Menne
Born	11 August 1910; Würzburg, Germany
Died	27 March 1945 (aged 34); Trenčín, Slovakia
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Würzburger RV Bayern
Men's rowing
Representing Nazi Germany
Olympic Games
European Rowing Championships

Wilhelm Menne (11 August 1910 – 27 March 1945), also known as Willi Menne, was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics where he won the gold medal as a member of the German crew in the coxless four competition. He was killed in Trenčín, Slovakia, while serving during WWII.[1][2]

References

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Willi Menne". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
"Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2018.

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[SR_profile-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Willi Menne". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2018.

[2] "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2018.