Roland G�bler is a German sailor and member in the Norddeutscher Regatta Verein as well as in the Kieler Yacht-Club. He competed in five Olympic Games. Roland G�bler grew up in Bremen, where he started sailing on the river Weser. His talent for sailing was advanced by his parents, who bought him an old Laser. At the age of 14 he competed in his first regatta, one year later he won his first sailing competition. During his career in the Laser dinghy, Roland G�bler won two European Championships and 14 international Championships. With 23 years Roland G�bler switched the racing class to catamaran and sailed a Tornado, together with his Laser training partner Hans-J�rgen Pfohe. Both competed in the Kiel Week and qualified straightaway for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, however they won no medal. During the rough regatta Roland G�bler suffered a fracture of his hand. Job reasons forced Hans-J�rgen Pfohe to quit sailing in 1989. Frank Parlow became Roland G�blers new partner. The team won four European Tornado Championships and the World Championship in 1996 for the first time. 

October 9th, 1964 in Bremen (Age 59)