Hans Maier (rower)

Hans Maier
Personal information
Birth nameJohann Adolf Friedrich Maier
Born13 June 1909
Mannheim, German Empire
Died6 March 1943(1943-03-06) (aged 33)
Mareth, Tunisia
Sport
SportRowing
ClubMRV Amicitia
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Nazi Germany
Olympic Games
1936 BerlinCoxed four
1932 Los AngelesCoxless four

Johann Adolf Friedrich Maier (13 June 1909 – 6 March 1943) was a German rower who competed in three Olympic Games from 1928 to 1936. In Los Angeles, he won a silver medal, along with Karl Aletter, Walter Flinsch and Ernst Gaber in the coxless four. In Berlin, he won a gold medal, along with Paul Söllner, Walter Volle, Fritz Bauer and Ernst Gaber in the coxed four. He was killed during World War II while serving in North Africa. Gustav Maier was his elder brother with whom he had competed in the 1928 Olympics.