Markus Gier
Swiss rower
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Born | (1970-01-01) 1 January 1970 (age 54) St. Gallen, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relatives | Michael Gier (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Seeclub Rorschach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Markus Gier (born 1 January 1970) is a Swiss competition rower and Olympic champion. He hails from Sankt Gallen.
Gier and his brother Michael won a gold medal in lightweight double sculls at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] The brothers also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where they finished fifth.[1]
He was in the silver medal-winning lightweight quad scull in Bled in 1989 along with Reto Fierz (bow), Philipp Ferlber (seat 2), and Cirillo Ghielmetti (seat 3).[2]
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Markus Gier". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "(LM4x) Lightweight Men's Quadruple Sculls – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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Olympic champions – Men's lightweight double sculls
- 1996:
Michael Gier & Markus Gier (SUI)
- 2000:
Tomasz Kucharski & Robert Sycz (POL)
- 2004:
Tomasz Kucharski & Robert Sycz (POL)
- 2008:
Zac Purchase & Mark Hunter (GBR)
- 2012:
Mads Rasmussen & Rasmus Quist Hansen (DEN)
- 2016:
Pierre Houin & Jérémie Azou (FRA)
- 2020:
Fintan McCarthy & Paul O'Donovan (IRL)
- 2024:
Fintan McCarthy & Paul O'Donovan (IRL)
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