Andreas Kuffner (rower)

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Andreas Kuffner
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London M8+
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro M8+
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Bled M8+
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Amsterdam M8+
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Belgrade M8+
Andreas Kuffner Festakt in Vilshofen a.d. Donau, 2012.JPG

Andreas Kuffner (born 11 March 1987 in Vilshofen) is a German representative rower. He is a dual Olympian, an Olympic gold & silver medallist and a world champion.

He was in the crew that won the gold medal at the men's eight competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he rowed in Germany's Men's eight which won the silver medal. [1] Those nine 2016 Olympic silver medal rowers were awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (Silver Laurel Leaf), Germany's highest sports award, for their achievements. [2] It was Kuffner's second such award having been similarly recognised for his 2012 Olympic gold. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Men's Eight". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Verleihung des Silbernen Lorbeerblattes". Office of the President of Germany (in German). 1 November 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "2012 Eight awarded Silver Laurel Leaf". Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.


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