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Wolfgang Mager (born 24 August 1952) is a retired
Wolfgang Mager (born 24 August 1952) is a retired German
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rower. He 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 ...
, first in coxless pair
A coxless pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars.
The crew consists of a pair of rowers, each having one oar, one on the stroke side (rower's right h ...
s, together with Siegfried Brietzke
Siegfried Brietzke (born 12 June 1952) is a German rower. He competed for East Germany, first in coxless pairs, together with Wolfgang Mager, and then in coxless fours. In these events he won Olympic gold medals in 1972, 1976 and 1980, as well ...
, and then in 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 ...
s. In these events he won Olympic gold medals in 1972 and 1976, as well as four world championships in 1974–1979. In the 1980 Olympics, the East German boat won the gold medal again, but Mager suffered a hand injury before the Games and was replaced by Jürgen Thiele
Jürgen Thiele (born 8 August 1959) 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 ...
.
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1952 births Living people People from Kamenz Olympic rowers for East Germany Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics 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 Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Saxony {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub