Karl Heinz Renneberg (29 January 1927 – 21 October 1999) was a

West German West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

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

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and

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

. He was born in Gelsenkirchen. In 1952 he and his partner Heinz Eichholz were eliminated in the first round repêchage of the Coxless pair event. Eight years later was a crew member of the boat starting for the

United Team of Germany The United Team of Germany (german: Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft) was a combined team of athletes from West Germany and East Germany that competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games. In 1956, the team also included athletes f ...

that won the gold medal in the coxed pair competition.

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* 1927 births 1999 deaths Olympic rowers for Germany Olympic rowers for the United Team of Germany Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United Team of Germany Sportspeople from Gelsenkirchen Olympic medalists in rowing West German male rowers Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics 20th-century German people {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub