Kraft Schepke
Personal information
Born(1934-03-03)3 March 1934
Königsberg, Germany
Died12 November 2023(2023-11-12) (aged 89)
Laboe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
RelativesFrank Schepke (brother)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubATV Ditmarsia Kiel
Medal record
Men's rowing
Olympic Games
Representing  Germany
Gold medal – first place 1960 RomeEight
European Rowing Championships
Representing  West Germany
Gold medal – first place 1958 Poznań Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 1959 Mâcon Eight
Gold medal – first place 1961 Prague Coxed four

Kraft Schepke (3 March 1934 – 12 November 2023) was a German rower who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Schepke was born in Königsberg, Germany, in 1934. Frank Schepke (1935–2017) was his brother and they both competed for West Germany.[1]

At the 1958 European Rowing Championships in Poznań, he won a gold medal with the coxless four.[2] At the 1959 European Rowing Championships in Mâcon, he won a gold medal with the eight.[3] At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he was a crew member of the German eight that won gold.[1] At the 1961 European Rowing Championships in Prague, he won a gold medal with the coxed four.[4]

Both he and his brother retired after the 1961 rowing season from competitive rowing. Kraft Schepke then worked for the State Sports Federation of Lower Saxony.[1]

Schepke died in Laboe, Schleswig-Holstein on 12 November 2023, at the age of 89.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kraft Schepke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer o.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Olympiasieger mit dem Deutschland-Achter: Ruder-Legende Kraft Schepke gestorben (in German)


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