Martin Studach, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Martin Studach

Swiss rower (1944-2007)

Date of Birth: 17-May-1944

Place of Birth: Küsnacht, canton of Zürich, Switzerland

Date of Death: 24-Mar-2007

Profession: rower

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Martin Studach

  • Martin Andreas Studach (17 May 1944 – 24 March 2007) was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics. Studach was born in Küsnacht, Zurich, the son of Eugen Studach who had been a champion single sculler in the 1930s and 1940s.
  • He rowed for Grasshopper Club, Zurich.
  • Studach partnered Melchior Bürgin in the Double scull rowing for Switzerland at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo when they came fourth.
  • At the age of 20, Studach was Switzerland's youngest competitor.
  • Over next three years, Studach and Burgin dominated the double sculls scene.
  • In 1965 they won the Double Sculls Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta.
  • and the European Championships.
  • In 1966 they won the World Championships.
  • They won the European Championships and the Double Sculls at Henley again in 1967, and Studach also won the Diamond Challenge Sculls beating Jochen Meißner in the final that year.
  • Studach had a reputation for driving himself hard.
  • Studach and Burgin rowed in the Double Scull again for Switzerland at the 1968 Summer Olympics, but at the altitude in Mexico Studach suffered a collapse through over-exertion in the heats.Studach died of a heart attack at the age of 62 after finishing an outing in a double scull in Zürich, Switzerland.

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