Walter Dießner

Walter Dießner (born 26 December 1954) is a retired German rower who had his best achievements in the coxed fours. In this event he won a silver and a gold medal at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics, respectively, as well as four world titles in 1974, 1977, 1978 and 1979.[1][2][3]

Walter Dießner
Personal information
Born27 December 1954 (1954-12-27) (age 68)
Meißen, East Germany
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubSC Einheit Dresden
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Coxed four
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal Coxed four
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Lucerne Coxed four
Gold medal – first place 1977 Amsterdam Coxed four
Gold medal – first place 1978 Hamilton Coxed four
Gold medal – first place 1979 Bled Coxed four
Silver medal – second place 1975 Nottingham Coxed four

His twin brother Ullrich rowed together with Walter in most competitions. The brothers have different birth dates because Walter was born before midnight and Ullrich shortly thereafter.[1][2]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Walter Dießner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. Walter DIESSNER at World Rowing
  3. Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Vierer mit Steuermann. sport-komplett.de


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