Walter Dießner

Walter Dießner
Personal information
Born 27 December 1954 (age 60)
Meißen, Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport Rowing
Club SC Einheit Dresden

Walter Dießner (born 26 December 1954) is a retired German rower who had his best achievements in the coxed fours. In this event he won a silver and a gold medal at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics, respectively, as well as four world titles in 1974, 1977, 1978 and 1979.[1][2][3]

His twin brother Ullrich rowed together with Walter in most competitions. The brothers have different birth dates because Walter was born before midnight and Ullrich shortly thereafter.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Walter Dießner. Sports-Reference.com
  2. 2.0 2.1 DIESSNER Walter. RowingOne.com
  3. Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Vierer mit Steuermann. sport-komplett.de