Frithjof Kleen

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Frithjof Kleen
Personal information
Nickname(s)Frida [1]
NationalityFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (1983-06-25) 25 June 1983 (age 39)
Berlin, West Germany
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es) Keelboat
Club Norddeutscher Regatta Verein [1]
CoachAlan Smith [1]
Medal record
Sailing
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
5.5 Metre World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Curaçao 5.5m
Star World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Malcesine Star
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Perth Star

Frithjof Kleen (born 25 June 1983 in Berlin) is a German sailor, who specialized in two-person keelboat (Star) class. [1] [2] He represented Germany, along with his partner Robert Stanjek in the Star class at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and also captured a silver medal at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Perth, Australia. [3] Kleen has also been training throughout most of his sporting career for the North German Sailing Regatta (German : Norddeutscher Regatta Verein) in Hamburg under his personal coach Alan Smith. [1] [4]

Kleen qualified as a crew member for the German squad in the Star class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by placing second and receiving a berth from the ISAF World Championships in Perth, Western Australia. [3] [5] Teaming with his partner Robert Stanjek in the opening series, the German duo recorded a net score of 70 points throughout the entire race, but came up short for the medal podium with a satisfying sixth position against a fleet of sixteen boats. [6] [7]

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References

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