Der Hamburger und Germania Ruder Club (DHuGRC) is a
rowing
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club from
Rotherbaum
Rotherbaum () is a quarter of Eimsbüttel, a borough of Hamburg, Germany. In 2020 the population was 17,114.
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Hamburg
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Germany
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. It was founded in 1836 as ''Der Hamburger Ruder Club'', the club is the fourth oldest rowing club in the world (2nd if only counting non-academically affiliated clubs) after
Brasenose College Boat Club,
Jesus College Boat Club (Oxford) and
Leander Club
Leander Club, founded in 1818, is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, and the oldest non-academic club. It is based in Remenham in Berkshire, England and adjoins Henley-on-Thames. Only three other surviving clubs were founded prior t ...
. The ''Germania Ruder Club'', which was founded in 1854 merged with ''Der Hamburger Ruder Club'' in 1934, with the joint club adapting the current name.
The current
boathouse at
Außenalster
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was opened in 2016.
Notable Rowers
Bastian Seibt from this club represented Germany at the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing
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China.
References
External links
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Sports clubs established in 1934
Sport in Hamburg
Rowing clubs in Germany
1934 establishments in Germany
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