Willi Eichhorn (23 August 1908 – 24 May 1994) was a 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 ...

who competed in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

. In 1936 he won the gold medal with his partner

Hugo Strauß Hugo Strauß (25 June 1907 – 3 November 1941) was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the gold medal with his partner Willi Eichhorn Willi Eichhorn (23 August 1908 – 24 May 1994) was a German rower wh ...

in the coxless pairs competition for men, He was only 27 at the time. This was also his only time competing in the Olympics. Germany also went on to win the most gold medals that year.

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Willi Eichhorn's Olympic record

1908 births 1994 deaths Olympic rowers for Germany Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in rowing German male rowers Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub