Hermann Wilker

Hermann Wilker, who lived from 24 July 1874 to 27 December 1941, was a German rower who took part in two Summer Olympic Games. At the 1900 Games he was a crew member of the German boat that won the bronze medal in the coxed fours. Twelve years later, at the 1912 Games, he won the gold medal in the same coxed fours event as part of the German team. His Olympic career therefore spans twelve years and moves from a bronze to a gold medal in the same boat class, which makes him an early example of a rower who returned to the Olympic programme and improved his result.