Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Ulrich•Kons |
Used name | Ulrich•Kons |
Born | 3 February 1955 in Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (GER) |
Measurements | 195 cm / 95 kg |
Affiliations | ASK Vorwärts Rostock, Rostock (GER) |
NOC | East Germany |
Medals | OG |
Gold | 1 |
Silver | 0 |
Bronze | 0 |
Total | 1 |
Ulrich Kons rowed on the gold medal-winning East German eights at the 1980 Moskva Olympics. He had won the eights gold medal at the 1977 World Championships and finished fourth in 1981. He added a second World title with the coxed fours in 1982.
Kons became a graduated sports teacher and rowing coach. He was employed by his home club ASK Vorwärts Rostock until German re-unification when he worked, firstly as a pharmacy agent and then became a rowing coach in Mecklenburg Western Pomerania.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1980 Summer Olympics | Rowing | GDR | Ulrich Kons | |||
Eights, Men (Olympic) | East Germany | 1 | Gold |