Hans Kalt (later Kalt-Jans, 26 March 1924 – 2 January 2011) was a

Swiss Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina *Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses *Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports *Swiss Internation ...

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 di ...

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 won the silver medal with his brother

Josef Kalt Josef Kalt (later Kalt-Arnet, 20 September 1920 – 21 February 2012) was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. In 1948 he won the silver medal with his brother Hans Kalt Hans Kalt (later Kalt-Jans, 26 March 1924 – 2 Jan ...

in the coxless pair event. Four years later he won the bronze medal with his partner

Kurt Schmid Kurt Schmid (11 February 1932 – 2 December 2000) was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics. Schmid was born in 1932 in Baar, Switzerland, the son of Olympic rower Karl Schmid. Schmid Jr. r ...

in the coxless pair competition.

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Zum Tod unseres Ehren- und Gründungsmitglieds Hans Kalt-Jans
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1924 births 2011 deaths Swiss male rowers Olympic rowers for Switzerland Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century Swiss people {{Switzerland-rowing-bio-stub