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Swiss rower
Michael Gier
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Born | (1967-07-19) 19 July 1967 (age 57) Goldach, Switzerland |
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Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
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Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
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Relatives | Markus Gier (brother) |
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Sport | Rowing |
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Club | Seeclub Rorschach |
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Michael Gier (born 19 July 1967) is a Swiss competition rower and Olympic champion.
Gier and his brother Markus won a gold medal in lightweight double sculls at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] The brothers also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where they finished fifth.[1]
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Official world championships |
- 1985: (Luc Crispon, Thierry Renault)
- 1986: (Luc Crispon, Thierry Renault)
- 1987: (Enrico Gandola, Giovanni Calabrese)
- 1988: (Enrico Gandola, Francesco Esposito)
- 1989: (Christoph Schmölzer, Walter Rantasa)
- 1990: (Robert Dreher, Stephen Peterson)
- 1991: (Michael Buchheit, Kai von Warburg)
- 1992: (Gary Lynagh, Bruce Hick)
- 1993: (Bruce Hick, Gary Lynagh)
- 1994: (Michelangelo Crispi, Francesco Esposito)
- 1995: (Markus Gier, Michael Gier)
- 1997: (Tomasz Kucharski, Robert Sycz)
- 1998: (Tomasz Kucharski, Robert Sycz)
- 1999: (Michelangelo Crispi, Leonardo Pettinari)
- 2001: (Elia Luini, Leonardo Pettinari)
- 2002: (Elia Luini, Leonardo Pettinari)
- 2003: (Elia Luini, Leonardo Pettinari)
- 2005: (Zsolt Hirling, Tamás Varga)
- 2006: (Mads Rasmussen, Rasmus Quist Hansen)
- 2007: (Mads Rasmussen, Rasmus Quist Hansen)
- 2009: (Storm Uru, Peter Taylor)
- 2010: (Zac Purchase, Mark Hunter)
- 2011: (Zac Purchase, Mark Hunter)
- 2013: (Kristoffer Brun, Are Strandli)
- 2014: (James Thompson, John Smith)
- 2015: (Stany Delayre, Jérémie Azou)
- 2017: (Pierre Houin, Jérémie Azou)
- 2018: (Gary O'Donovan, Paul O'Donovan)
- 2019: (Fintan McCarthy, Paul O'Donovan)
- 2022: (Fintan McCarthy, Paul O'Donovan)
- 2023: (Fintan McCarthy, Paul O'Donovan)
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