Oscar Waldemar Tietgens (26 March 1879 – 28 July 1917) was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German boat Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg, which won the gold medal in the coxed fours final B.[1][2]
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Full name | Oscar Waldemar Tietgens | |||||||||||||
Born | (1879-03-26)26 March 1879 Hamburg, German Empire | |||||||||||||
Died | 28 July 1917(1917-07-28) (aged 38) Langemark-Poelkapelle, Belgium | |||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | |||||||||||||
Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||
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Olympic finals | 1900 Olympics – Gold | |||||||||||||
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He was killed in action during World War I.[3]
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