Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Name Joachim Bohmer Club SC Dynamo Berlin | Sport Rowing Weight 82 kg (181 lb) | |
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Born 1 October 1940 Berlin, Germany Died 28 December 1999 (aged 59)
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Hans-Joachim Böhmer (1 October 1940 – 28 December 1999) was an East German rower who won a bronze medal in the double sculls at the 1972 Summer Olympics, together with Hans-Ulrich Schmied. They also won a European title in 1971 and a silver medal at the 1970 World Rowing Championships. In other rowing events Böhmer won a bronze medal in the eights at the 1966 World Rowing Championships.
On retiring from sport Böhmer studied political science, and became a criminologist for the police in the Köpenick district of former East Berlin. His wife Irmgard Brendenal-Böhmer was also European champion in rowing.
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