Karl-Heinz Hopp

{{Short description|German rower (1936–2007)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|11|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Allenstein, Germany

| death_date = {{death date and age|2007|2|11|1936|11|20|df=y}}

| death_place = Lübeck, Germany

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| height = 191 cm

| weight = 90 kg

| sport = Rowing
Pentathlon

| club = ATV Ditmarsia Kiel

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{{MedalSport|Men's rowing}}

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{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalGold| 1960 Rome| Eight}}

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{{MedalCompetition|European Rowing Championships}}

{{MedalGold | 1958 Poznań | Eight}}

{{MedalGold | 1959 Mâcon | Eight}}

{{MedalGold | 1961 Prague |Coxless four}}

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Karl-Heinz Hopp (20 November 1936 – 11 February 2007) was a German rower who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Hopp was born in Allenstein, which is today called Olsztyn situated in Poland.{{Cite sports-reference |title = Karl-Heinz Hopp |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/karl-heinz-hopp-1.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200417222114/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/karl-heinz-hopp-1.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 17 April 2020 |access-date = 29 December 2017 }}

At the 1958 European Rowing Championships in Poznań, he won a gold medal with the coxless four.{{cite web |last1=Heckert |first1=Karlheinz |title=Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer o.Stm.) |url= http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/67.html |publisher=Sport Komplett |access-date=29 December 2017 | language=de}} At the 1959 European Rowing Championships in Mâcon, he won a gold medal with the eight.{{cite web |last1=Heckert |first1=Karlheinz |title=Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter) |url= http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/69.html |publisher=Sport Komplett |access-date=29 December 2017 | language=de}} At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he was a crew member of the German eight that won gold. At the 1961 European Rowing Championships in Prague, he won a gold medal with the coxed four.{{cite web |last1=Heckert |first1=Karlheinz |title=Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.) |url= http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/r/rudern/hst/68.html |publisher=Sport Komplett |access-date=29 December 2017 | language=de}}

After rowing, Hopp swapped to pentathlon and most enjoyed the equestrian part. He became a vet and had a large horse stable with his wife. He died in Lübeck on 11 February 2007.