Gustav Schäfer (rower)

Gustav Schäfer (22 September 1906 – 10 December 1991) was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Johanngeorgenstadt. In 1911, his family moved to Dresden. Schäfer's sporting career started in swimming. After school, he trained as a baker. He first tried rowing in 1929 when a rowing club in the suburb of Blasewitz made its club house available for a dance; he started training in March 1929.

At the 1936 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the single sculls competition. He died in Munich in 1991.