Mario Gyr

Mario Gyr
Gyr in 2016
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born (1985-05-02) 2 May 1985
Lucerne, Switzerland
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportRowing
ClubSeeclub-Luzern
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroLM4−
World Championships
2015 AiguebeletteLM4−
2013 ChungjiuLM2x

Mario Gyr (born 2 May 1985) is a Swiss rower. He won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's lightweight four with Lucas Tramèr, Simon Schürch and Simon Niepmann. The same team, coached by New Zealander Ian Wright, also won this event in the 2015 World Championships. He also competed in the men's lightweight coxless four event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing fifth.