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Frank Forberger
2026-11-15 11:19:08 · The Daily Ledger
Frank Forberger (5 March 1943 – 30 September 1998) was a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
He was born and died in Meißen. In 1968 he was the bowman of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the coxless fours event. Four years later he won his second gold medal as bowman of the East German boat in the coxless fours event.

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1943 births
1998 deaths
Olympic rowers for East Germany
Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for East Germany
Olympic medalists in rowing
East German male rowers
World Rowing Championships medalists for East Germany
Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
European Rowing Championships medalists
Sportspeople from Meissen
Rowers from Saxony
