Dieter Grahn
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Dieter Grahn (born 20 March 1944) is a German rower who competed for
East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
in the
1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...
and in the
1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...
. He was born in Zobten, Silesia, Germany (today in Poland). In 1968 he was a crew member of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the
coxless four A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on th ...
event. Four years later he won his second gold medal with the East German boat in the
coxless four A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on th ...
event.


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World Rowing Championships The World Rowing Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA (the International Rowing Federation). It is a week-long event held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer and in non-Olympic years is the highlight of the ...


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* 1944 births Living people People from Sobótka Sportspeople from Lower Silesian Voivodeship 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 East German male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for East Germany Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub