Wilhelm Menne (11 August 1910 – 27 March 1945), also known as Willi Menne, was a German

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who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics where he won the gold medal as a member of the German crew in the coxless four competition. He was killed in

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, Slovakia, while serving during WWII.

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Wilhelm Menne at databaseOlympics.com
1910 births 1945 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 Sportspeople from Würzburg Rowers from Bavaria German military personnel killed in World War II European Rowing Championships medalists {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub