The West German coxed fours placed 12th at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. The crew did not start in the B-final due to the illness of two crew members. Cox Stefan Armbruster rowed together with Niko Ott, Peter Berger, Udo Brecht and Hans-Johann Färber of RV Neptun Konstanz and also earned the 1968 West German national title. Berger also won the national title in the coxed pairs with Ott and Armbruster in 1967.
Berger then won the lone West German rowing gold medal at the 1972 München Olympics with only Färber staying in the crew. This crew – called Bullenvierer (Bull’s fours) – won the two intervening European Championships and the World Championships between Mexico City and München.
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