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Uwe Heppner

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Uwe Heppner
Uwe Heppner (left) and Thomas Lange in 1985
Personal information
Born (1962-06-26) 26 June 1962 (age 62)
Merseburg, Germany
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubSV Halle, Halle an der Saale
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Quadruple sculls
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1981 Munich Quadruple sculls
Gold medal – first place 1982 Lucerne Quadruple sculls
Gold medal – first place 1983 Duisburg Double sculls
Gold medal – first place 1985 Hazewinkel Double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Bled Double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Nottingham Double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Copenhagen Double sculls

Uwe Heppner (born 18 July 1960) is a retired German rower. He competed for East Germany at the 1980 and 1988 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in the quadruple sculls in 1980. He finished fifth in the double sculls in 1988.[1] Between 1979 and 1987 he won four gold and three bronze medals in these two events at the world championships and finished fourth in 1989.[2]

References

  1. ^ Uwe Heppner. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Uwe Heppner at World Rowing