Émile Knecht (18 December 1923 – 4 May 2019)[2] was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1948 he was a crew member of the Swiss boat which won the silver medal in the coxed fours event. Four years later he was eliminated with his partner Peter Stebler in the first round repêchage of the double sculls event.[3]
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| Born | 18 December 1923 Zürich, Switzerland[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 May 2019 (aged 95) Küsnacht, Zürich, Switzerland[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ a b "Olympedia – Emil Knecht". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Traueranzeigen von Emil Knecht-Keller | www.sich-erinnern.ch". tagesanzeiger.sich-erinnern.ch (in German). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Émile Knecht". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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