Eckhard Martens was an East German rower who was a member of the coxed fours crew that won the silver medal at the 1972 München Olympics. The boat lost the gold medal against the famous West German boat called Bullenvierer (Bull’s fours). In 1970 he won the East German nationals with the coxed eights, and also the World Championships. In 1971 he claimed the silver medal at the Europeans. In 1973, he added another silver medal with the coxed fours at the Europeans, and then moved to the eights again. Martens later became a graduated economist and worked with his home club Dynamo Berlin.
East Germany