Jürgen Bertow (born 21 April 1950) is a retired German rower. He won a bronze medal at the

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and a silver at the 1975 World Championships in the

double scull A double scull is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars each, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly s ...

s, as well as a world title in the

quad scull A quadruple sculling boat, often simply called a quad and abbreviated 4x, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four people who propel the boat by sculling with two oars, or "sculls", one in each hand. Rac ...

s in 1974. For these achievements he received the

Patriotic Order of Merit The Patriotic Order of Merit (German: ''Vaterländischer Verdienstorden'', or VVO) was a national award granted annually in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). It was founded in 1954 and was awarded to individuals and institutions for outstanding ...

in 1974 and 1976.

References

1950 births Living people East German male rowers Olympic medalists in rowing World Rowing Championships medalists for East Germany Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany Olympic rowers of East Germany Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub