Otto_Maier_(rowing)

Otto Maier (rowing)

Otto Maier (rowing)

German rowing coxswain


Otto Maier (23 December 1887 โ€“ 29 May 1957) was a German rowing coxswain who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Otto Maier (leftmost) at the 1912 Olympics

He was the coxswain of the German boat which won the gold medal in the coxed four event.[2] For this competition there are two coxswains reported. Maier and Karl Leister are known to have competed, but it is not known who participated in the final. However the IOC medal database credits the gold medal to Karl Leister.


References

  1. "Otto Maier". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Otto Maier". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2018.

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