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| Born | (1948-05-06) 6 May 1948 (age 76) Passau | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Passauer RV | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Held was born in Passau.
In 1968, Held and his partner, Günther Karl, finished twelfth in the coxless pair event. He competed at the 1971 European Rowing Championships and won a bronze medal with the coxless four. 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.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Franz Held". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- "Franz Held". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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