Claim: Gerhard Häge begged rowing trainer Ludwig Marquardt to let him join Marquardt's rowing team, and for the 1954 rowing season, Marquardt accepted Gerhard Häge's request to join his team, and he participated in the single scull boat race.
Evidence: Rowing trainer Ludwig Marquardt discovered the young rower from Ulm and got him to join the Ruderverein "Neptun" in Konstanz.