Jochen Meißner

Jochen Meißner
Meißner in 1965
Personal information
Born (1943-05-08) 8 May 1943
Stuttgart, Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Sport Rowing
Club MRV Amicitia, Mannheim
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City Single sculls
World Rowing Championships
1966 Bled Single sculls
European Rowing Championships
1965 Duisburg Single sculls
1969 Klagenfurt Single sculls

Jochen Meißner (born 8 May 1943) was a leading single scull rower of West Germany between 1965 and 1972.[1] In this event, he won national titles in 1965–1968 and a European title in 1965; a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics, as well as bronze medals at the world (1966) and European (1969) championships.[2][3] At the 1967 European Rowing Championships in Vichy, he came fourth in the single sculls.[4] He also competed in the double sculls at the 1972 Summer Olympics, together with Arthur Heyne, and finished in tenth place.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Jochen Meißner. Internationales Sportarchiv. 1 June 1998
  2. ↑ "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Einer – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. One – Men]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
    "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Einer)" [Rowing – European Championships (Men – One)]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 10 May 2015.
    "Rudern – Deutsche Meisterschaften. Herren, Einer" [Rowing – German Championships. Men, One]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 12 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Bichelmeier und Meißner – eine Erfolgsgeschichte. amicitia-mannheim.de
  4. ↑ "Rudertriumph der DDR". Neues Deutschland (in German). 22 (250). 11 September 1967. p. 5. Retrieved 7 February 2018. (Registration required (help)).
  5. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Jochen Meißner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012.


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