Rainer Borkowsky (born 19 October 1942) is a German rowing coxswain who competed for the United Team of Germany in the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

. Borkowsky was born in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1942. At the

1956 European Rowing Championships The 1956 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on Lake Bled in the city of Bled which, at the time, was located in Yugoslavia. Men competed in all seven Olympic boat classes (M1x, M2x, M2-, M2+, M4-, M4+, M8+), and women ent ...

in Bled, Yugoslavia, he won a gold medal in the coxed pair with rowers Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck and Horst Arndt. The same team went to the

in Melbourne, Australia, where they won the silver medal in this boat class. At the

1957 European Rowing Championships The 1957 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Wedau Regatta Course in the city of Duisburg which, at the time, was located in West Germany. Men competed in all seven Olympic boat classes (M1x, M2x, M2-, M2+, M4-, M4+ ...

in Duisburg, Germany, they again won a gold medal.

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1942 births Living people Coxswains (rowing) Olympic rowers of the United Team of Germany Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United Team of Germany Olympic medalists in rowing West German male rowers Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists Rowers from Frankfurt {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub