Jürgen Thiele (born 8 August 1959) is 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 di ...

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

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

. He was born in Altenburg. In 1980 he won the gold medal as crew member of the East German boat in the coxless fours competition.

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* 1959 births Living people Olympic rowers of East Germany Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in rowing East German male rowers Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics People from Altenburg Sportspeople from Thuringia {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub