Identified Athletes D-E-F

    Kirmann, Lehmann, Metzelaire,Schlewer,

                     cox Lapipe

Quote from The FISA Centenary Book (p. 54):

4+: 1. FRA  2. SUI  3. BEL  4. NED

Having been slightly outpaced in the preliminary heat,

the Frenchmen from Stasbourg avenged themselves

brilliantly. The "Cercle Nautique du Rhin" proved to be

very tough adversaries, rowing with perfect rhythm.

Their final spurt was remarkable. 

       MI 123 A

       MI 123 B

Pertti Karppinen won three gold

medal at three Olympic Games:

M1X gold medal at OG Montreal 1976

M1X gold medal at OG Moscow 1980

M1X gold medal at OG Atlanta 1984

 M1X result OG Montreal 1976

1. FIN (Pertti Karppinen)

2. GER (Peter-Michael Kolbe)

3. GDR (Joachim Dreifke)

Kolbe had led Karppinen by eight seconds at half way

but was caught in the final spurt.

               M1X gold medal winner

                  P. Karppinen (FIN)

              M1X gold medal winner

                   P. Karppinen (FIN)

               M1X silver medal winner

                   P.-M. Kolbe (GER)

               M1X silver medal winner

                   P.-M. Kolbe (GER)