Jochen Meißner

Jochen Meißner (born 8 May 1943) was a leading single scull rower of West Germany between 1965 and 1972, who competed in the Olympic Games.^[1]

Jochen Meißner

Meißner in 1965
Personal information
Born	(1943-05-08) 8 May 1943 (age 82) Stuttgart, Germany
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	MRV Amicitia, Mannheim
Medal record Representing  West Germany Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Single sculls World Rowing Championships 1966 Bled Single sculls European Rowing Championships 1965 Duisburg Single sculls 1969 Klagenfurt Single sculls

Biography

In the singled sculls event, he won national titles in 1965–1968 and a European title in 1965; a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics, as well as bronze medals at the world (1966) and European (1969) championships.^[2][3] At the 1967 European Rowing Championships in Vichy, he came fourth in the single sculls.^[4] He also competed in the double sculls at the 1972 Summer Olympics, together with Arthur Heyne, and finished in tenth place.^[5]

In 1970, Meißner won the Diamond Challenge Sculls (the premier singles sculls event) at the Henley Royal Regatta, rowing for Mannheimer RV Amicitia.^[6]