Uwe Mares

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameUwe Horst Konrad•Mares
Used nameUwe•Mares
Born8 May 1942 in Hamburg, Hamburg (GER)
Measurements173 cm / 74 kg
AffiliationsKieler Yacht-Club, Kiel (GER) / TSV Schilksee, Kiel (GER)
NOC Germany West Germany
Nationality West Germany

Biography

Uwe Mares was a substitute at the 1964 Summer Olympics at Enoshima Island on Sagami Bay. As his teammate in the 5.5 m class Fritz Kopperschmidt fell ill after the third regatta, Mares replaced him for the remaining regattas. The crew then placed fifth. Mares then moved to the Tempest class and came back for the 1976 Ontario Lake Olympics near Kingston, and with Wolf Stadler, they finished an unfortunate fourth. Both also won titles at the 1974 World Championship and 1975 European Championships.

Mares later became a boat builder and worked with, among others, the nine-time Olympic competitor Hubert Raudaschl from Austria. In addition, Mares was head coach for the German Star class at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1964 Summer Olympics Sailing GER FRG Uwe Mares
5.5 metres, Open (Olympic) Subbnboana 5
1976 Summer Olympics Sailing FRG Uwe Mares
Two Person Keelboat, Open (Olympic) Wolf Stadler 4