Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Klaus•Aeffke |
Used name | Klaus•Aeffke |
Born | 9 May 1940 in Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (GER) |
Measurements | 189 cm / 82 kg |
Affiliations | Ratzeburger RC, Ratzeburg (GER) |
NOC | Germany |
Nationality | West Germany |
Medals | OG |
Gold | 0 |
Silver | 1 |
Bronze | 0 |
Total | 1 |
Rower Klaus Aeffke was a member of the eights at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics that won the silver medal. The boat from Ratzeburger RC was the so-called Deutschland-Achter (Germany Eight), which won the 1962 World Championships and the 1963-65 European Championships. Aeffke also won West German Championships in the eights in 1962-65, and one more in 1963 with the coxless fours. In 1963, Aeffke was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, the highest sports award in West Germany.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | Nationality | As | |
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1964 Summer Olympics | Rowing | GER | FRG | Klaus Aeffke | |||
Eights, Men (Olympic) | Unified Team of Germany | 2 | Silver |