Gerd Cintl

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGerd•Cintl
Used nameGerd•Cintl
Born11 December 1938 in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
Died26 December 2017 in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
Measurements196 cm / 82 kg
AffiliationsRC Germania Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf (GER)
NOC Germany
Nationality West Germany
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Rower Gerd Cintl was a member of the gold medal winning coxed fours at the 1960 Roma Olympics, for which the crew received the Silver Bay Leaf, the highest West German sports award, in both 1959 and 1960. Together with Horst Effertz Cintl was 1958 West German champion in the coxless and the coxed pairs (with Michael Obst, also silver medal winner at the Europeans in the coxless pairs. Both upgraded to the coxed fours in 1959, and won the West German and the European title.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1960 Summer Olympics Rowing GER FRG Gerd Cintl
Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic) Unified Team of Germany 1 Gold