Wolfgang Gunkel (15 January 1948 – 20 May 2020)[2] was an East German rower who mostly competed in coxed pairs together with Jörg Lucke.

In this event he won the European title in 1971, the Olympic gold medal in 1972, and the world title in 1975.

[4] Gunkel won another world title in the men's eight in 1977.

[6] In the early 1970s, he married fellow international rower Renate Boesler.

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