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Rüdiger Henning

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Rüdiger Henning
Personal information
Born(1943-11-05)5 November 1943
Died2 October 2024(2024-10-02) (aged 80)
Berlin, Germany
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1968 Mexico CityEight
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place1966 BledEight
European Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place1965 DuisburgCoxed four
Gold medal – first place1967 VichyEight

Rüdiger Henning (5 November 1943 – 2 October 2024) was a competition rower and Olympic champion for West Germany.

Henning won a gold medal in the men's eight at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, as a member of the rowing team from West Germany.[1]

Henning died in Berlin on 2 October 2024, at the age of 80.[2]

References

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  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rüdiger Henning". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
  2. "Rüdiger Henning". trauer.tagesspiegel.de (in German).
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