Émile Knecht

Emil Knecht
Personal information
Full nameEmil Adolf Knecht-Keller
Born(1923-12-18)18 December 1923
Zürich, Switzerland[1]
Died4 May 2019(2019-05-04) (aged 95)
Küsnacht, Zürich, Switzerland[1]
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Switzerland
Olympic Games
1948 London Coxed four
European Rowing Championships
1947 Lucerne Eight
1951 Mâcon Double sculls

Emil Adolf Knecht-Keller (also spelled Émile, 18 December 1923 – 4 May 2019)[2] was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1948 he was a crew member of the Swiss boat which won the silver medal in the coxed fours event. Four years later he was eliminated with his partner Peter Stebler in the first round repêchage of the double sculls event.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Emil Knecht". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Traueranzeigen von Emil Knecht-Keller" [Obituaries of Emil Knecht-Keller]. tagesanzeiger.sich-erinnern.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Émile Knecht". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2018.