Frank Forberger (5 March 1943 – 30 September 1998) 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 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 and died in

Meißen Meissen (in German orthography: ''Meißen'', ) is a town of approximately 30,000 about northwest of Dresden on both banks of the Elbe river in the Free State of Saxony, in eastern Germany. Meissen is the home of Meissen porcelain, the Albrechts ...

. In 1968 he was the bowman of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the coxless fours event. Four years later he won his second gold medal as bowman of the East German boat in the coxless fours event.

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* 1943 births 1998 deaths 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 People from Meissen Sportspeople from Saxony {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub