Bernd Landvoigt

Bernd Landvoigt
Bernd and Jörg Landvoigt in 1978
Personal information
Born 23 March 1951 (1951-03-23) (age 67)
Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Spouse(s) Viola Goretzki
Relatives Jörg Landvoigt (brother)
Ike Landvoigt (nephew)
Sport
Sport Rowing
Club SG Dynamo Potsdam
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
1976 Montreal Coxless pair
1980 Moscow Coxless pair
1972 Munich Eight
World Rowing Championships
1974 Lucerne Coxless pair
1975 Nottingham Coxless pair
1978 Hamilton Coxless pair
1979 Bled Coxless pair
European Rowing Championships
1973 Moscow Coxless four

Bernd Landvoigt (born 23 March 1951) is a retired German rower.

Bernd Landvoigt and his twin brother Jörg were born in Brandenburg an der Havel, then in the German Democratic Republic.[1] Their father was a boatman: their mother worked as a secretary.[1]

Bernd Landvoigt had his best achievements in the coxless pairs, rowing with his twin Jörg. Between 1974 and 1980 they won all but one 180 races they competed in, including four world championships and two Olympics; they only lost once, to other twins, Yuri and Nikolay Pimenov. Landvoigt brothers also won a bronze medal in the eights at the 1972 Olympics and a European title in coxless fours in 1973.[2][3][4]

After retiring from competitions Bernd Landvoigt worked as a rowing coach, first at his club SG Dynamo Potsdam and later with the national team.[3] His wife Viola Goretzki and nephew Ike Landvoigt are also retired Olympic rowers.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Klaus Gallinat; Olaf W. Reimann. "Landvoigt, Bernd u. Jörg * 23 March 1951 Leistungssportler (Rudern)" (in German). Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur: Biographische Datenbanken. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Bernd Landvoigt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 Bernd Landvoigt at FISA WorldRowing.com
  4. ↑ Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Zweier ohne Steuermann – Herren, Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer o.Stm.). sport-komplett.de
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