Mario Gyr
Swiss rower
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Nationality | Swiss | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1985-05-02) 2 May 1985 (age 39) Lucerne, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Country | Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Seeclub-Luzern | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mario Gyr (born 2 May 1985) is a Swiss rower. He won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's lightweight four with Lucas Tramèr, Simon Schürch and Simon Niepmann.[1] The same team, coached by New Zealander Ian Wright,[2] also won this event in the 2015 World Championships.[3] He also competed in the men's lightweight coxless four event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing fifth.[4]
References
- ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Switzerland edge Denmark to win lightweight four gold". BBC Sport. 11 August 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand's Ian Wright guides Switzerland to rowing gold at Rio Olympics". Stuff.co.nz. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "2015 World Rowing Championships - Lightweight Men's Four final". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ "Mario Gyr Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
External links
- Mario Gyr at World Rowing
- Mario Gyr at Olympics.com
- Mario Gyr at Olympedia
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Olympic champions – Men's lightweight coxless four
- 1996: Victor Feddersen, Niels Henriksen, Thomas Poulsen, Eskild Ebbesen (DEN)
- 2000: Laurent Porchier, Jean-Christophe Bette, Yves Hocdé, Xavier Dorfman (FRA)
- 2004: Thor Kristensen, Thomas Ebert, Stephan Mølvig, Eskild Ebbesen (DEN)
- 2008: Thomas Ebert, Morten Jørgensen, Eskild Ebbesen, Mads Andersen (DEN)
- 2012: James Thompson, Matthew Brittain, John Smith, Sizwe Ndlovu (RSA)
- 2016: Lucas Tramèr, Simon Schürch, Simon Niepmann, Mario Gyr (SUI)
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