Gerhard Auer

Gerhard Auer, who lived from 29 June 1943 to 21 September 2019, was a German rower who competed for West Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He was born in Tepl. In 1970 he took part in the World Rowing Championships in St. Catharines in the coxed four and won gold. Two years later he was a crew member of the West German boat that won the gold medal in the coxed fours at the Munich Games. His record therefore pairs a world championship title with an Olympic title in the same boat class, within a two year span, both won as part of a crew of four rowers and a coxswain.