Markus Gier

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Markus Gier
Personal information
Born (1970-01-01) 1 January 1970 (age 55)
St. Gallen, Switzerland
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
RelativesMichael Gier (brother)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubSeeclub Rorschach
Medal record
Representing File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
Men's rowing
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Lwt double sculls
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1989 Bled Lwt quad sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Montreal Lwt double sculls
Silver medal – second place 1993 Račice Lwt double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Indianapolis Lwt double sculls
Gold medal – first place 1995 Tampere Lwt double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Cologne Lwt double sculls

Markus Gier (born 1 January 1970) is a Swiss competition rower and Olympic champion. He hails from Sankt Gallen. Gier and his brother Michael won a gold medal in lightweight double sculls at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] The brothers also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where they finished fifth.[1] He was in the silver medal-winning lightweight quad scull in Bled in 1989 along with Reto Fierz (bow), Philipp Ferlber (seat 2), and Cirillo Ghielmetti (seat 3).[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Markus Gier". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "(LM4x) Lightweight Men's Quadruple Sculls – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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