Ulrich Kons (born 3 February 1955) is a retired German rower who had his best achievements in the eights. In this event he won a gold medal at the 1980 Olympics[1] and a world title in 1977. He also won a world title in the coxed fours in 1982.[2][3] For his Olympic achievement Kons was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in 1980.[4]
 Kons in 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 February 1955 (age 69) Greifswald, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | ASK Vorwärts Rostock | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kons was Lieutenant of the East German Navy in 1972.[2]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ulrich Kons". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b Ulrich Kons at World Rowing
- ^ Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Vierer mit Steuermann, Achter Archived 17 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. sport-komplett.de
- ^ Neues Deutschland, 22 August 1980, p. 3
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