Konrad Weichert

Konrad Weichert, Paul Borowski and Karl-Heinz Thun started to sail together in the 5.5 metre class at the end of the 1950s and they were the East-German 5.5 metre champions from 1960-63. In the middle 60s they switched to Dragon class and together won 1968 Olympic silver and bronze in 1972, they were European champions in 1970 and 1972, won silver at the 1969 European Championships and bronze at the 1968 European Championships. In 1969 they also won their only East German Dragon class title. Weichert’s younger brother Herbert was also an international level sailor, who finished 17th in Star class at the 1972 Olympics and his son Holger also became a sailor.