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Frank Forberger

Frank Forberger
Frank Forberger after the national championship in Brandenburg 1970
Personal information
Born(1943-03-05)5 March 1943
Meißen, Germany
Died30 September 1998(1998-09-30) (aged 55)
Meißen, Germany
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Coxless four
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1966 Bled Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 1970 St. Catharines Coxless four
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1967 Vichy Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 1971 Copenhagen Coxless four
Silver medal – second place 1969 Klagenfurt Coxless pair

Frank Forberger (5 March 1943 – 30 September 1998) was a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

He was born and died in Meißen. In 1968 he was the bowman of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the coxless fours event. Four years later he won his second gold medal as bowman of the East German boat in the coxless fours event.

Dieter Grahn (left) and Frank Forberger

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frank Forberger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012.


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