Paul Locht

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full namePaul•Locht
Used namePaul•Locht
Born13 October 1929 in Århus (Aarhus), Midtjylland (DEN)
Died9 March 2023
AffiliationsAarhus Roklub, Århus (DEN)
NOC Denmark

Biography

Paul Locht’s greatest success in rowing came at the 1951 European Championships, where he won a silver medal in the coxless four alongside Harry Nielsen, Carl Nielsen, and Ejvind Christensen. At the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, with Knud Bruun Jensen replacing Christensen, they were eliminated in the round one repêchage.

Locht was also a handballer with Aarhus Gymnastikforening Håndbold, winning three Danish championships with the team and playing 37 games with the national squad during the 1950s. Among these appearances was one in which he scored 11 goals, setting a new Danish scoring record. By career, he was a social worker, working particularly with refugee children who had come to Denmark.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1952 Summer Olympics Rowing DEN Paul Locht
Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic) Denmark 2 h1 r2/5