M4+ gold medal OG Los Angeles 1984

M2- gold medal OG Seoul 1988

M2- gold medal OG Barcelona 1992

M2- gold medal OG Atlanta 1996

M4- gold medal OG Sydney 2000

The miniature sheet with black overprint was not valid for postage.

The design shows a sweep oar race whereas Frank & Alf Hansen (NOR) won the M2X gold medal.

There were two sparate finals on the

27th of August 1900 because some

competing crews had been instructed

insufficiently of the qualification rules

by  the regatta officials.

The first final was won by FRA, the

second final by GER (O. Gossler,

W. Katzenstein, W. Tietgens, G.

Gossler, cox C. Gossler).

This sculller is unable to

stretch his legs!