Toni Rom

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameCarl Anton "Toni"•Rom
Used nameToni•Rom
Born10 March 1909 in Würzburg, Bayern (GER)
Died30 December 1994 (aged 85 years 9 months 20 days) in Würzburg, Bayern (GER)
AffiliationsWürzburger RV Bayern, Würzburg (GER)
NOC Germany
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Toni Rom was a rower with the German gold medal-winning coxless fours at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He started rowing in coxed eights with Würzburger Ruderverein 1875, with whom he won the German Championship in 1933. From 1934-36 he won the national coxless fours title, and in 1934 and 1935 won the European coxless fours title. He was a member of the Rom family who owned a ladies’ wear department store along with Wagner family in Würzburg.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Rowing GER Toni Rom
Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic) Germany 1 Gold