Carl Ertel (born 15 October 1959) is a retired German rower who won one gold and one silver medal in the

coxless pair A coxless pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars. The crew consists of a pair of rowers, each having one oar, one on the stroke side (rower's right h ...

s at the world championships of 1982–1983, rowing with Ulf Sauerbrey. He finished fifth in this event at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

, together with

Uwe Gasch Uwe Gasch (born 12 June 1961) is a retired German rower who won one silver and two bronze medals at the world championships of 1981–1985. He finished in fifth place in the coxless pair boat class at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Su ...

. His former wife, Carmela Schmidt, is a retired Olympic swimmer.

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