Paul Söllner (5 June 1911 – 8 April 1991) was a German

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

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

. He was born in

Davos Davos (, ; or ; ; Old ) is an Alpine resort town and municipality in the Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of (). Davos is located on the river Landwasser, in the Rhaetian ...

and died in

Murnau am Staffelsee Murnau am Staffelsee (often shortend to Murnau) is a market town in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region of Bavaria, Germany. The market originated in the 12th century around Murnau Castle. Murnau is on the edge of t ...

. In 1936 he won the gold medal as member of the German boat in the coxed four competition. He was member of the

Ludwigshafener Ruderverein The Ludwigshafener Ruderverein von 1878 is the only Rowing (sport), rowing club in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany and also one of the oldest sport club of the city. It was founded in 1878 in Ludwigshafen and at the beginning of the year 2013 the ...

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1911 births 1991 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 Ludwigshafen Rowers from Rhineland-Palatinate Sportspeople from Davos 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub