Karsten Meyer (sailor)

Karsten Meyer
Personal information
Full nameMax Adolf Karsten Meyer
NationalityGerman
Born5 November 1937
Hannover, Niedersachsen
Died25 November 2023(2023-11-25) (aged 86)[1]
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Star
Star World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1972 Caracas Star
Soling European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1974 United Kingdom Soling
Silver medal – second place 1977 Greece Soling

Max Adolf Karsten Meyer[2] (5 November 1937 – 25 November 2023) was a German competitive sailor and Olympic medalist.[3] He won a bronze medal in the Star class at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, together with Wilhelm Kuhweide.[4]

  1. ^ Karsten Meyer's obituary (in German)
  2. ^ "Max Adolf Karsten MEYER". members.sailing.org. World Sailing. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Karsten Meyer". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karsten Meyer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2011.