Klaus Riekemann

Olympic athlete

1940 –

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Who is Klaus Riekemann?

Klaus Riekemann is a German rower who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Dorsten though he lived most of his life in Marl before moving around Europe and America.

In 1960 he was a crew member of the German boat which won the gold medal in the coxed fours event. It was after this event, that Klaus Riekemann entered into the newspapers due to an unfortunate accident. Whilst warming down after his event, he was jumping on a trampoline and misjudged his landing and badly shattered his ankle. His recuperation took a while at an Italian hospital near to Lake Como where the event took place.

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Born
May 19, 1940
Dorsten

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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