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Kraft Schepke

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Kraft Schepke
Personal information
Born(1934-03-03)3 March 1934
Königsberg, Germany
Died12 November 2023(2023-11-12) (aged 89)
Laboe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
RelativesFrank Schepke (brother)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubATV Ditmarsia Kiel
Medal record
Men's rowing
Olympic Games
Representing  Germany
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Eight
European Rowing Championships
Representing  West Germany
Gold medal – first place 1958 Poznań Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 1959 Mâcon Eight
Gold medal – first place 1961 Prague Coxed four

Kraft Schepke (3 March 1934 – 12 November 2023) was a German rower who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Biography

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Schepke was born in Königsberg, Germany, in 1934. Frank Schepke (1935–2017) was his brother and they both competed for West Germany.[1]

At the 1958 European Rowing Championships in Poznań, he won a gold medal with the coxless four.[2] At the 1959 European Rowing Championships in Mâcon, he won a gold medal with the eight.[3] At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he was a crew member of the German eight that won gold.[1] At the 1961 European Rowing Championships in Prague, he won a gold medal with the coxed four.[4]

Both he and his brother retired after the 1961 rowing season from competitive rowing. Kraft Schepke then worked for the State Sports Federation of Lower Saxony.[1]

Schepke died in Laboe, Schleswig-Holstein on 12 November 2023, at the age of 89.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kraft Schepke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer o.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  4. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  5. ^ Olympiasieger mit dem Deutschland-Achter: Ruder-Legende Kraft Schepke gestorben (in German)