Horst Effertz (born 4 August 1938) is a retired German rower who won a gold medal in the coxed fours at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Four years later he competed in the coxless fours and finished in sixth place.

[1] Effertz won two European titles in 1959 and 1964 and finished second in 1958.

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