Eric Johannesen

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Eric Johannesen
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Johannesen in 2016
Personal information
Born16 July 1988 (1988-07-16) (age 35)
Oberhausen, West Germany
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 Rowing Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Bled M8+
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Chungju M8+
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Amsterdam M8+
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Aiguebelette M8+
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Belgrade M8+

Eric Johannesen (born 16 July 1988) is a German former representative rower. He is a dual Olympian, an Olympic gold medallist and was a 2011 world champion.

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He was in the crew that won the gold medal in the men's eight competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he rowed in the German men's eight which won the silver medal. [1]

Personal

Johannesen was born in Oberhausen, West Germany. His club rowing was from the Bergedorf Rowing Club till 2017 and then the Favorite Hammonia Rowing Club. His younger brother Torben Johannesen is also an Olympic and world champion rower.

Johannesen along with the other eight 2016 Olympic silver medal rowers was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (Silver Laurel Leaf), Germany's highest sports award, for the achievement. [2] It was Reinelt's second such award having been similarly recognised for his 2012 Olympic gold. [3]

International rowing career

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References

  1. "Rio 2016". 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.