Plottke was born in
Klein Lukow on 31 July 1948. He competed at the
1970 World Rowing Championships in
St. Catharines in the coxless four and won silver. He competed at the
1971 European Rowing Championships and won a bronze medal with the
coxless four. At the
1972 Summer Olympics in
Munich, he was a crew member of the West German boat that won the bronze medal in the
coxless four event. == References ==