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Peter Kersten

East German rower

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 21, 2026
Entity authorityQ2076261 ↗
Source-derived summary

Peter Kersten (born 1 February 1958) is a German former rower who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Peter Kersten” as east German rower. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Peter, Kersten and East.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1958, 1980—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1958-02-01. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Peter, Kersten and East providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Peter Kersten”, the useful work is to connect “east German rower” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2076261. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1958 and 1980.

Critical limits

Overview language is designed for orientation and should not be treated as a substitute for the evidence cited beneath it. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “Peter Kersten” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.