and World Championship races, only Karppinen, Lange and Andrew Sudduth were ever able to beat Kolbe in a regularly rigged boat. In 1982, Kolbe moved to Oslo to be with his Norwegian wife, a journalist whom he met at the 1975 World Championships. He later returned to Germany and in 1994 became director of the German Rowing Federation. In July 2016, Kolbe was inducted into Germany's Sports Hall of Fame. References External links 1953 births West German male rowers Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers of West Germany Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Olympic silver medalists for West Germany Rowers from Hamburg Living people World Rowing Championships medalists for West Germany European Rowing Championships medalists