Dirk Schreyer

Dirk Schreyer
Personal information
Born(1944-07-28)28 July 1944
Lauenburg, Gau Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Died5 December 2025(2025-12-05) (aged 81)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City Eight
World Rowing Championships
1966 Bled Eight
European Rowing Championships
1965 Duisburg Eight
1967 Vichy Eight

Dirk Schreyer (28 July 1944 – 5 December 2025) was a competition rower and Olympic champion for West Germany.

Biography

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

Schreyer died after a long illness on 5 December 2025, at the age of 81.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dirk Schreyer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Ein großer Ruderer ist von uns gegangen. Nachruf auf Dirk Schreyer (28. Juli 1944 – 5. Dezember 2025)". rudern.de, 20 December 2025 (in German). Retrieved 24 December 2025.