Frank Schütze

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFrank•Schütze
Used nameFrank•Schütze
Born2 July 1956 in Uelzen, Niedersachsen (GER)
Measurements187 cm / 82 kg
AffiliationsHannoverscher RC von 1880, Hannover (GER)
NOC West Germany

Biography

Frank Schütze rowed with the West German coxed eights at the 1976 Montréal Olympics. The crew finished an unfortunate fourth, but did win the West German nationals. In 1977 and 1978, Schütze won two silver medals at the World Championships, both with the coxed fours, and in 1979 the crew added a bronze medal.

Domestically, he won 14 West German national titles. Between 1976-80 he won the coxless pairs with Wolfram Thiem, from 1977-80 he won the coxed fours, and from 1976-80 was champion with the coxed eights. By profession, Schütze became a physician working with the clinic for general, thorax (lung), vascular and pediatric surgery on Winterberg in Saarbrücken.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1976 Summer Olympics Rowing FRG Frank Schütze
Eights, Men (Olympic) West Germany 4