Werner Klatt (21 December 1948 – 3 April 2022) 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 ...

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

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 P ...

. He was born in

Schöneberg Schöneberg () is a locality of Berlin, Germany. Until Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it was a separate borough including the locality of Friedenau. Together with the former borough of Tempelhof it is now part of the new borough of Tempe ...

. In 1976, he was a crew member of the East German boat, which won the gold medal in the eight event.

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* 1948 births 2022 deaths Olympic rowers for East Germany Rowers at the 1976 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 1976 Summer Olympics People from Schöneberg European Rowing Championships medalists {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub