Markus Gier (born 1 January 1970) is a Swiss
competition rower and Olympic champion. He hails from
Sankt Gallen.
Gier and his brother
Michael
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won a gold medal in
lightweight double sculls
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at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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The brothers also competed at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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in Sydney where they finished fifth.
He was in the silver medal-winning lightweight quad scull in
Bled in 1989 along with Reto Fierz (bow), Philipp Ferlber (seat 2), and Cirillo Ghielmetti (seat 3).
References
1970 births
Living people
Swiss male rowers
Olympic rowers for Switzerland
Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland
Olympic medalists in rowing
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
World Rowing Championships medalists for Switzerland
Sportspeople from St. Gallen (city)
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