Misplaced Pages

Karsten Meyer (sailor)

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
German sailor

Karsten Meyer
Personal information
Full nameMax Adolf Karsten Meyer
NationalityGerman
Born5 November 1937
Hannover, Niedersachsen
Died25 November 2023(2023-11-25) (aged 86)
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Star
Star World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1972 Caracas Star
Soling European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1974 United Kingdom Soling
Silver medal – second place 1977 Greece Soling

Max Adolf Karsten Meyer (5 November 1937 – 25 November 2023) was a German competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the Star class at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, together with Wilhelm Kuhweide.

References

  1. Karsten Meyer's obituary (in German)
  2. "Max Adolf Karsten MEYER". members.sailing.org. World Sailing. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022.
  3. "Karsten Meyer". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karsten Meyer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2011.

External links

World champions in Star
European Champions in Soling
Fleet racing
Match racing
  • No research done yet!


Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about a German Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Germany Stub icon 2

This biographical article related to sailing in Germany is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: