Gerhard Auer (29 June 1943 – 21 September 2019)^[1] was a German rower who competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

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Gerhard Auer

Auer (seat 2) at the 1971 European Rowing Championships
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Born	(1943-06-29)29 June 1943 Tepl
Died	21 September 2019(2019-09-21) (aged 76) Rodalben
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  West Germany Olympic Games 1972 Munich Coxed four World Rowing Championships 1970 St. Catharines Coxed four European Rowing Championships 1969 Klagenfurt Coxed four 1971 Copenhagen Coxed four

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Auer was born in Tepl. He competed at the 1970 World Rowing Championships in St. Catharines in the coxed four and won gold.^[2] He was a crew member of the West German boat which won the gold medal in the coxed fours event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.^[3]