Gerhard Hge was a West German rower who was discovered by  rowing trainer Ludwig Marquardt, and for the 1954 rowing season, Marquardt looked for another rower to form a double scull boat with Hge and found Schneider.
Gerhard Hage (also known as Haege; 1928/291970) was a West German rower. Rowing trainer Ludwig Marquardt discovered the young rower from Ulm and got him to join the Ruderverein "Neptun" in Konstanz. For the 1954 rowing season, Marquardt looked for another rower to form a double scull boat with Hage and found Schneider from the Rudergesellschaft Gieen. 
