Achim Hill

Hill born in Köpenick, won the silver medal in the single sculls event at the 1960 Olympic Games.At the 1968 Games he represented East Germany and finished fifth in the single sculls contest.The Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (FISA) did not recognise East Germany, and so only one German crew was permitted per event.[2] Hill was out of form in the following year and did not even make it to the selection trials for the 1963 European Rowing Championships.[6] Hill studied airplane construction in West Berlin before the wall was raised,[7] he then moved to Dresden, where he graduated as an engineer at the Institute of Rail Vehicles.
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