Stephan Volkert (born 7 August 1971 in

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...

) is a retired 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 ...

. During his career Volkert became a two-time Olympic champion and six-time world champion.

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1971 births Living people German male rowers Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers of Germany Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Germany Rowers from Cologne {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub