Swiss rower
Markus Gier (born 1 January 1970) is a Swiss competition rower and Olympic champion. He hails from Sankt Gallen .
Gier and his brother Michael won a gold medal in lightweight double sculls at the 1996 Summer Olympics .[ 1] 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where they finished fifth.[ 1]
He was in the silver medal-winning lightweight quad scull in Bled in 1989 along with Reto Fierz (bow), Philipp Ferlber (seat 2), and Cirillo Ghielmetti (seat 3).[ 2]
References
FISA championships Official world championships
1985 : Luc Crispon , Thierry Renault )1986 : Luc Crispon , Thierry Renault )1987 : Enrico Gandola , Giovanni Calabrese )1988 : Enrico Gandola , Francesco Esposito )1989 : Christoph Schmölzer , Walter Rantasa )1990 : Robert Dreher , Stephen Peterson )1991 : Michael Buchheit , Kai von Warburg )1992 : Gary Lynagh , Bruce Hick )1993 : Bruce Hick , Gary Lynagh )1994 : Michelangelo Crispi , Francesco Esposito )1995 : Markus Gier , Michael Gier )1997 : Tomasz Kucharski , Robert Sycz )1998 : Tomasz Kucharski , Robert Sycz )1999 : Michelangelo Crispi , Leonardo Pettinari )2001 : Elia Luini , Leonardo Pettinari )2002 : Elia Luini , Leonardo Pettinari )2003 : Elia Luini , Leonardo Pettinari )2005 : Zsolt Hirling , Tamás Varga )2006 : Mads Rasmussen , Rasmus Quist Hansen )2007 : Mads Rasmussen , Rasmus Quist Hansen )2009 : Storm Uru , Peter Taylor )2010 : Zac Purchase , Mark Hunter )2011 : Zac Purchase , Mark Hunter )2013 : Kristoffer Brun , Are Strandli )2014 : James Thompson , John Smith )2015 : Stany Delayre , Jérémie Azou )2017 : Pierre Houin , Jérémie Azou )2018 : Gary O'Donovan , Paul O'Donovan )2019 : Fintan McCarthy , Paul O'Donovan )2022 : Fintan McCarthy , Paul O'Donovan )2023 : Fintan McCarthy , Paul O'Donovan )
