Ullrich Dießner

Ullrich Dießner

Personal information
Born	27 December 1954 (age 61) Meißen, Germany
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	SC Einheit Dresden
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Coxed fours 1976 Montreal Coxed fours World Rowing Championships 1974 Lucerne Coxed fours 1977 Amsterdam Coxed fours 1978 Hamilton Coxed fours 1979 Bled Coxed fours 1982 Lucerne Coxed fours 1983 Dusiburg Coxed pairs 1975 Nottingham Coxed fours

Ullrich Dießner (born 27 December 1954) is a retired German rower who had his best achievements in the coxed fours. In this event he won a silver and a gold medal at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics, respectively, as well as five world titles in 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1982.^[1][2][3] For his Olympic achievements Dießner was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in 1976^[4] and 1980.^[5]

His twin brother Walter rowed together with Ullrich in most competitions until 1981. The brothers have different birth dates because Walter was born before midnight and Ullrich shortly thereafter.^[1][2]

References

1. "Ullrich Dießner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
2. Ullrich DIESSNER at WorldRowing.com from FISA
3. Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Zweier mit Steuermann, Vierer mit Steuermann. sport-komplett.de
4. Neues Deutschland, 10 September 1976, p. 4
5. Neues Deutschland, 22 August 1980, p. 3

Dießner (right) in 1982