Hans Maier | |
Birth Name: | Johann Adolf Friedrich Maier |
Birth Date: | 13 June 1909 |
Birth Place: | Mannheim, Germany |
Death Place: | Mareth, Tunisia |
Sport: | Rowing |
Club: | MRV Amicitia |
Johann Adolf Friedrich Maier (13 June 1909 – 6 March 1943) was a German rower who competed in three Olympic games from 1928 to 1936. In Los Angeles, he won a silver medal, along with Karl Aletter, Walter Flinsch and Ernst Gaber in the coxless four. In Berlin, he won a gold medal, along with Paul Söllner, Walter Volle, Fritz Bauer and Ernst Gaber in the coxed four. He was killed during World War II while serving in North Africa.[1] [2] Gustav Maier was his elder brother with whom he had competed in the 1928 Olympics.[3]