Bernhard Knubel (2 March 1938 – 23 February 1973) was a West German rower who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Bernhard Knubel
Personal information
Born2 March 1938
Brotdorf, Germany
Died23 February 1973(1973-02-23) (aged 34)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Coxed pair

He was born in Brotdorf but his home town was Minden. In 1960, he was a crew member of the German boat that won the gold medal in the coxed pair event. He died in Gelsenkirchen in 1973 from cancer.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bernhard Knubel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2018.