Émile Ess (9 January 1932 – 30 November 1990) was a

Swiss Swiss most commonly refers to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Swiss may also refer to: Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss Café, an old café located ...

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

who competed in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

and in the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

. He was born in

Ruswil Ruswil is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Geography Ruswil has an area of . Of this area, 72.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 20.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.2% is set ...

. In 1952, he was a crew member of the Swiss boat which won the silver medal in the coxed four event. Eight years later, he was part of the Swiss boat which was eliminated in the repechage of the eight competition.

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* * 1932 births 1990 deaths Swiss male rowers Olympic rowers for Switzerland Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists Rowers from the canton of Lucerne 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-rowing-bio-stub