At the 1968 Mexico City Olympics Manfred Weinreich from RC am Baldeneysee Essen rowed in the West German coxless fours, partnering with Jochen Heck, Thomas Hitzbleck and Volkhart Buchter. The crew reached the final, but finished last and sixth. The boat also came in seventh at the 1966 Worlds and won the West German nationals in 1967 with non-Olympian Peter Winiarski in the coxed fours. One year later they won the coxless fours title. In 1972-74 Weinreich again won the West German nationals. In 1972 and 1973, he was also on the national champion eights. Weinreich later became head of the Regional Olympic Center in Essen.
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