Stephan Krüger (born 29 November 1988,
Rostock
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) is a German rower.
He was part of the German quadruple sculls team at the
2008 Summer Olympics, with
René Bertram
Rene Bertram (born 21 July 1981 in Magdeburg
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Otto I, the first Holy R ...
,
Hans Gruhne
Hans Gruhne (born 5 August 1988) is a German rower. He won gold as part of the German team in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2016 Rio Olympics
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and
Christian Schreiber. The team finished in 6th.
In 2009, he won the gold medal in the men's double sculls with
Eric Knittel at the
2009 World Championships.
In 2011, Krüger and Gruhne won silver in the men's double sculls at the
World Championships
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in Bled.
At the
2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's double sculls with Eric Knittel, finishing in 9th.
At the
2016 Summer Olympics in
Rio de Janeiro
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, he competed in
men's double sculls with teammate
Marcel Hacker
Marcel Hacker (born 29 April 1977, in Magdeburg) is a German rower. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 2000 in Sydney and became a world champion in 2002 in Seville. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he competed in men ...
. They finished in 8th place. Hacker and Krüger had won silver in the event at the
2016 European Championships on home water in Brandenburg, after winning the event at the
2015 European Championships. Krüger had also won bronze in the event with Gruhne in
2014
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.
References
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1988 births
Living people
Rowers from Rostock
Olympic rowers of Germany
Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
World Rowing Championships medalists for Germany
German male rowers
European Rowing Championships medalists
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