Herbert Adamski (30 April 1910 – 11 August 1941) 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 di ...

from

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

who competed in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

. In 1936 he won the gold medal as member of the German boat in the coxed pair competition. Between 1936 and 1939 he became German Champions. In 1937 he achieved European Champions, reaching runners-up the following year. In 1939 Adamski also achieved German coxed fours champions. He was killed during WWII, in 1941 while serving on the Eastern Front.

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1910 births 1941 deaths Rowers from Berlin Olympic rowers for Germany Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in rowing German male rowers Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics German military personnel killed in World War II European Rowing Championships medalists {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub