Pirnaer Ruderverein 1872
50°57′51.1″N 13°55′55.72″E / 50.964194°N 13.9321444°E
| Full name | Pirnaer Ruderverein 1872 e.V. |
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| Nickname(s) | Red-Yellows |
| Short name | PRV 1872, DRV-ID 12204 |
| Founded | 7 September 1872 1992 |
| Dissolved | 1945 |
| Location | Pirna, Germany |
| Registered association (Germany) ≈ 300 members | |
| President | Johannes Zeibig + The Hon. Siegfried Hanus |
| Focus | 1. Rowing 2. Dragon boat 3. Cross-country skiing travels 4. Cardio fitness for legs and arms with stomach (Gym) 4. Swimming |
| Website | Official website |
The Pirna Rowing Club 1872 (Pirnaer Ruderverein 1872), from Pirna (Germany) is the first and oldest rowing club in the Freestate of Saxony, founded in 1872 and reshaped in 1991. One of the best known is the rower Peggy Waleska, who won 2 World Championships and one silver medal on the Olympics, and the rower Dieter Schubert, who won 2 times Olympic gold, 2 World- championships and 3 European championships. Sybille Reinhardt won the Olympic gold during the competitions Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics. During the time of the German Democratic Republic their names were: Betriebssportgemeinschaft Kommunales Wirtschaftsunternehmen (BSG KWU) Pirna, BSG Einheit Pirna, BSG Fortschritt Pirna and SV Fortschritt Pirna.