André Steiner

German rower André Steiner won a gold medal with the quadruple sculls at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and thus was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award. At the World Championships, he won a gold medal with the quadruple sculls in 1993, the silver medal with the double sculls in 1995, and two more bronzes in 1991 (double sculls) and 1994 (quadruple sculls).

On a national level, Steiner won a former GDR title in 1989 with the double sculls, and in 1991, 1993, and 1994 won double sculls titles in re-unified Germany. In 1993, 1994, and 1996 he added three more titles with the quadruple sculls. By profession, Steiner became a dentist.