Wolfgang Gunkel (15 January 1948 – 20 May 2020) was an East German rower who mostly competed in
coxed pair
A coxed pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain.
The crew consists of two rowers, each having one oar, and a cox. One rower ...
s together with
Jörg Lucke
Jörg Lucke (born 7 January 1942) is a retired East German rower. He won a bronze medal in the eights at the 1966 World Championships and an Olympic gold medal in the coxless pairs in 1968. After that he competed in the coxed pairs with Wolfga ...
. In this event he won the European title in 1971, the Olympic gold medal in
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, and the
world title in 1975.
[ His crew placed fourth at the 1968 Olympics.][ Gunkel won another world title in the men's eight in ]1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...
.[ In February 1978, he was given the sports awards Honoured Master of Sports.
In the early 1970s, he married fellow international rower Renate Boesler.]
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1948 births
2020 deaths
People from East Berlin
Rowers from Berlin
East German male rowers
Olympic rowers for East Germany
Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for East Germany
Olympic medalists in rowing
World Rowing Championships medalists for East Germany
Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
21st-century German politicians
Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver
European Rowing Championships medalists
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