Heinz Werner Alfred Kaufmann (20 September 1913 – 31 August 1997) was a German

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 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936, he won the bronze medal as crew member of the coxed eight German boat in the men's eight competition. The German team lost to the American and Italian teams by a second. A year later, he earned the German national title with the coxed fours, and won the European title as well. In 1941, he won his last German title with the coxed eights.

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1913 births 1997 deaths Olympic rowers for Germany Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in rowing German male rowers Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Rowers from Berlin European Rowing Championships medalists {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub