Claim: Gerhard Häge 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 Häge and found Schneider.
Evidence: Gerhard Häge (also known as Haege; 1928/29–1970) 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 Häge and found Schneider from the Rudergesellschaft Gießen.