Émile Knecht (18 December 1923 – 4 May 2019) was a Swiss

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...

who competed in the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

and in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. In 1948 he was a crew member of the Swiss boat which won the silver medal in the coxed fours event. Four years later he was eliminated with his partner Peter Stebler in the first round repêchage of the double sculls event.

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* * 1923 births 2019 deaths Swiss male rowers Olympic rowers of Switzerland Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century Swiss people {{Switzerland-rowing-bio-stub