Uwe Heppner

Uwe Heppner

File:Uwe Heppner 1985.jpg Heppner in 1985
Personal information
Born	(1962-06-26) 26 June 1962 Merseburg, East Germany
Height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	SV Halle, Halle an der Saale
Medal record Representing East Germany Olympic Games Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Quadruple sculls World Rowing Championships Gold medal – first place 1981 Munich Quadruple sculls Gold medal – first place 1982 Lucerne Quadruple sculls Gold medal – first place 1983 Duisburg Double sculls Gold medal – first place 1985 Hazewinkel Double sculls Bronze medal – third place 1979 Bled Double sculls Bronze medal – third place 1986 Nottingham Double sculls Bronze medal – third place 1987 Copenhagen Double sculls

Uwe Heppner (born 18 July 1960) is a retired German rower. He competed for East Germany at the 1980 and 1988 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in the quadruple sculls in 1980. He finished fifth in the double sculls in 1988. Between 1979 and 1987 he won four gold and three bronze medals in these two events at the world championships and finished fourth in 1989. In October 1986, he was awarded a Patriotic Order of Merit in gold (first class) for his sporting success.