Erich Masurat

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameErich•Masurat
Used nameErich•Masurat
Born11 August 1927 in Dolzhanskoye, Kaliningrad (RUS)
Died25 October 2012 in Krefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
Measurements175 cm / 76 kg
AffiliationsPSV Krefeld, Krefeld (GER)
NOC West Germany

Biography

Erich Masurat from Polizeisportverein Krefeld was a Russian-born sports shooter who finished fifth in rapid-fire pistol at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics while competing for West Germany. In the final ranking he finished between East Germans Christian Düring and Gerhard Dommrich, just one point behind and ahead of them, respectively. Masurat was a policeman by profession and won two West German championships.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1968 Summer Olympics Shooting FRG Erich Masurat
Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres, Open (Olympic) 5