Uwe Heppner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Uwe Heppner

East German rower

Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1960

Place of Birth: Merseburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Profession: rower

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Uwe Heppner (born 18 July 1960) is a retired German rower.
He competed for East Germany at the 1980 and 1988 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in the quadruple sculls in 1980.
He finished fifth in the double sculls in 1988.
Between 1979 and 1987 he won four gold and three bronze medals in these two events at the world championships and finished fourth in 1989.
In October 1986, he was awarded a Patriotic Order of Merit in gold (first class) for his sporting success.