Helge Muxoll Schrøder (27 November 1924 – 2 March 2012) was a Danish

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

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

and 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 ...

. He was born in

Horsens Horsens () is a city on the east coast of the Jutland region of Denmark. It is the seat of the Horsens municipality. The city's population is 64,418 (1 January 2025) and the municipality's population is 97,921 (), making it the List of cities and ...

. In 1948, he was a crew member of the Danish boat which won the silver medal in the

coxless four A coxless four, abbreviated as a 4- and also called a straight four, is a racing shell 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 ...

s event. Four years later, he was eliminated with the Danish boat in the semi-final

repechage Repechage ( , ; , ) is a practice in series competitions that allows participants who failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round. A well-known example is the wild card system. Types Different type ...

of the eight competition. He died in 2012 in

Jonstorp Jonstorp is a locality situated in Höganäs Municipality in northwestern Skåne County, Sweden. It had 1,880 inhabitants in 2010. Jonstorp located at Skälder Bay Skälder Bay () is a bay in Skåne County, Sweden. It is an inlet of the Katteg ...

, Sweden.

References

1924 births 2012 deaths Danish male rowers Olympic rowers for Denmark Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in rowing Sportspeople from Horsens Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-Olympic-medalist-stub