Gottfried Kottmann

Gottfried "Göpf" Kottmann (15 October 1932 – 6 November 1964) was a Swiss rower and bobsledder who competed from the mid-1950s until his death by drowning shortly after his second Olympic appearance in 1964.Kottmann, born 1932 in Zürich, started rowing aged 13 with Belvoir Ruderclub in his home city.[2] They had qualified for the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne but Switzerland was one of four countries to boycott the Games over the Soviet invasion of Hungary.[4] Kottmann won a bronze medal in the four-man bobsleigh event at the 1960 FIBT World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo.[7] Two months later competing at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he won a bronze medal in the single sculls event.
ZürichRüdlingenSwitzerlandrowingOlympic Games1964 TokyoSingle scullsEuropean Rowing Championships1954 Amsterdam1955 Ghent1956 Bled1957 Duisburg1958 Poznań1959 MâconbobsleighWorld Championship1960 Cortina d'AmpezzobobsledderRolf Streuli1954 in Amsterdam1955 in Ghent1956 in Bled1956 Summer OlympicsMelbourneSoviet invasion of Hungary1958 European Rowing ChampionshipsPoznań1959 European Rowing ChampionshipsMâconcoxless four1960 Summer Olympics1960 FIBT World ChampionshipsDiamond Challenge ScullsHenley Royal Regatta1964 European Rowing Championships1964 Summer OlympicsMallon, BillSports Reference LLCNeues Deutschland