WOLFGANG GÜLDENPFENNIG
Olympic champion in rowing
WOLFGANG GÜLDENPFENNIG
Olympic champion in rowing
| Born | December 20th, 1951, in Magdeburg |
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| Place of residence | Barleben |
| Discipline | Rowing |
| Former club | SC Magdeburg |
WOLFGANG GÜLDENPFENNIG – ON COURSE FOR MEDALS
Magdeburg’s first Olympic medallist in rowing always sought out new challenges—including changing boat classes.
On the wave of success
Wolfgang Güldenpfennig was actually considered too short, standing at “only” 1.83 meters tall. However, the scouting coach at the time recognized his talent and “made an exception.” This marked the beginning of the Magdeburg native’s career. The rower from SCM began his successful sporting achievements in the double scull, switching to the single scull in 1972 and the quadruple scull in 1975. Wolfgang Güldenpfennig retired from competitive sport after winning two Olympic medals and two world championship titles. Later, the sports scientist worked as a coach at his home club.
Included on the Sports Walk of Fame
Sponsor:
Wolfgang Güldenpfennig is one of SC Magdeburg’s greatest athletes, winning bronze in the single sculls at the 1972 Olympics and gold in the quadruple sculls at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. He was honoured in October 2008 with a plaque sponsored by the municipality of Barleben on the Sports Walk of Fame in the centre of the state capital Magdeburg.