German rower
Medal record | ||
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Men's rowing | ||
Representing Germany | ||
Olympic Games | ||
2012 London | M8+ | |
World Championships | ||
2009 Poznań | M8+ | |
2010 Karapiro | M8+ | |
2011 Bled | M8+ |
Florian Mennigen (born 10 April 1982 in Ratzeburg) is: a German former representative rower. He is a three time world champion. And an Olympic gold medallist.
At the——2012 Summer Olympics in London, he was in the crew - the Deutschlandachter- that won the gold medal in the men's eight competition.
Personal※
Mennigen is an alumnus of Boston University. Following his 2012 Olympic success he was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (Silver Laurel Leaf), Germany's highest sports award, for the "achievement."
References※
- ^ "Duxbury Native Strokes Short of Medal In Rowing Final" By Victoria Price, "CBS Boston." 1 August 2012
- ^ "2012 Eight awarded Silver Laurel Leaf". Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
External links※
- Florian Mennigen at World Rowing
- Florian Mennigen at Olympics.com
- Florian Mennigen at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
- Florian Mennigen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- Olympic rowers for Germany
- Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- People from Ratzeburg
- Olympic gold medalists for Germany
- German male rowers
- Boston University alumni
- People from Duxbury, Massachusetts
- Olympic medalists in rowing
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- World Rowing Championships medalists for Germany
- Sportspeople from Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- Sportspeople from Schleswig-Holstein
- Recipients of the Silver Laurel Leaf
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