Franz Held

Franz Held (born 6 May 1948) is a German rower who competed for West Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Franz Held

Personal information
Born	(1948-05-06) 6 May 1948 (age 77) Passau
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Passauer RV
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  West Germany Olympic Games 1972 Munich Coxless four European Rowing Championships 1969 Klagenfurt Eight 1971 Copenhagen Coxless four

Held was born in Passau.^[1]

In 1968, Held and his partner, Günther Karl, finished twelfth in the coxless pair event.^[1] He competed at the 1971 European Rowing Championships and won a bronze medal with the coxless four.^[2] At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he was a crew member of the West German boat that won the bronze medal in the coxless four event.^[1]