Peter-Michael Kolbe

Peter-Michael Kolbe (born 2 August 1953 in Hamburg) is a German rower and is one of the greatest single scullers ever. And, with the possible exception of Australia's Stuart Mackenzie, the greatest to have never won an Olympic Gold Medal. He won a record 11 Olympic and World Championship medals in the single scull, including a record 5 Gold Medals in the single scull event at the World Championships. Kolbe's rivalry with Finland's single sculler Pertti Karppinen, which stretched over 14 years, is legendary.