Hansjakob Keller

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Hansjakob Keller
Personal information
Born18 September 1921
Diedc. 2008
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Switzerland
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1947 Lucerne Single scull
Bronze medal – third place 1949 Amsterdam Single scull

Hansjakob Keller (also Hans Jakob Keller, 18 September 1921 – c. 2008) was a Swiss rower.[1] He competed at the 1947 European Rowing Championships in Lucerne where he won a bronze medal in the single scull boat class.[2] He went to the 1948 Summer Olympics and was eliminated in the round one repêchage in single scull.[3] He won another European bronze medal in single scull in 1949.[2] In later life, he was vice-president of the Swiss Rowing Federation. He died in circa 2008.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hansjakob Keller". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Einer)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hans Jakob Keller". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Begrüssung" (PDF) (in German). Schweizerischer Ruderverband. 29 November 2008. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2018.