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Heini Scheller

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Heini Scheller
Personal information
Born3 August 1929
Died1 September 1957(1957-09-01) (aged 28)
San Carlos, California, United States
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki Coxed four
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1953 Copenhagen Coxed four
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Bosbaan Coxless four

Heinrich Scheller (3 August 1929 – 1 September 1957) was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1952 he was a crew member of the Swiss boat that won the silver medal in the coxed four event.[1] Scheller died in a plane crash in 1957.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heini Scheller". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Heini Scheller". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 January 2021.