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Urs Fankhauser

Swiss rower (1943–2018) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Urs Fankhauser (3 August 1943 10 January 2018) was a Swiss rower.[1] He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[2]

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During his career he won 24 Swiss national titles.[3] He also had a victory in the coxless pairs at the 1969 Henley Royal Regatta. Fankhauser later became a Swiss rowing official, officiating at many events both national and international. In 2015 he was awarded an SRV (Swiss Rowing Association) Honorary Membership.[4]

Urs Fankhauser was married to Marianne Gossweiler, a two-time Swiss Olympian in dressage riding.[5]


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