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Siegfried Brietzke

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Siegfried Brietzke is a German rower, born on 12 June 1952, who competed for East Germany and won three Olympic gold medals. He rowed first in the coxless pair with Wolfgang Mager, taking the 1972 Olympic title, and then in the coxless four, which won gold at the 1976 Games in Montreal and again in 1980 in Moscow. Alongside the Olympic titles he won four world championships between 1974 and 1979. After the Moscow Games he alone among East German sportspeople that year received the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold with honour clasp, the highest sports award of the GDR. In 2013 it was revealed that he had been a member of the Stasi under the codename Charlie.

Facts
Birth Year
1952 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
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Competed In

1972 Summer Olympics, Competitions
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1976 Summer Olympics, Competitions
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1980 Summer Olympics, Competitions
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Plays

Rowing, Sports
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Nationality

East Germany

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He competed for East Germany, first in coxless pairs, together with Wolfgang Mager, and then in coxless fours.
Sources
1. Olympedia: Siegfried Brietzke - Olympedia
Olympedia
  • Biographical information
    Born 12 June 1952 in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern GER
  • Biographical information, sex
    Sex Male
  • Biography and list mentions
    One of only a few men to win three gold medals in Olympic rowing
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Siegfried Brietzke (Wikipedia)
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    He competed for East Germany, first in coxless pairs, together with Wolfgang Mager, and then in coxless fours.
  • Competed In: 1972 Summer Olympics, Rowing career, 1972
    At the 1972 Summer Olympics, Brietzke and his partner Mager won the gold medal in the coxless pair event.
  • Competed In: 1976 Summer Olympics, Rowing career, 1976
    The four won the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, the 1977 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam
  • Competed In: 1980 Summer Olympics, Rowing career, 1980
    and won a further Olympic gold in 1980 in Moscow, but with Jürgen Thiele having replaced Wolfgang Mager.
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