Herbert Adamski

{{Short description|German rower (1910–1941)}}

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| name = Herbert Adamski

| image = 1936SummerOlympicsGermanCoxedPairsteam.jpg

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| caption = Adamski, on the right, during his medal ceremony

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| birth_date = 30 April 1910

| birth_place = Berlin

| death_date = {{death date and age|1941|8|11|1910|4|30|df=y}}

| death_place = Soviet Union

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| sport = Rowing

| club = Ruderverein Friesen
Skuller-Zelle

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{{MedalSport|Men's rowing}}

{{MedalCountry| {{flag|Nazi Germany}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalGold| 1936 Berlin|Coxed pair}}

{{MedalCompetition | European Rowing Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 1937 Amsterdam | Coxed pair }}

{{MedalSilver | 1938 Milan | Coxed pair }}

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Herbert Adamski (30 April 1910 – 11 August 1941) was a German rower from Berlin who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

In 1936 he won the gold medal as member of the German boat in the coxed pair competition.{{Cite sports-reference |title = Herbert Adamski |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ad/herbert-adamski-1.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200417222239/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ad/herbert-adamski-1.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 17 April 2020 |access-date = 27 April 2018 }} Between 1936 and 1939 he became German Champions. In 1937 he achieved European Champions, reaching runners-up the following year. In 1939 Adamski also achieved German coxed fours champions.

He was killed during WWII, in 1941 while serving on the Eastern Front.{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/herbert-adamski|title=Herbet ADAMSKI Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age|website=Olympics.com|access-date=11 June 2023|language=en}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War |accessdate=24 July 2018 |work=Sports Reference}}