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Eric Johannesen

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Eric Johannesen
Johannesen in 2016
Personal information
Born16 July 1988(1988-07-16)(age36)
Oberhausen,West Germany
Medal record
Men'srowing
RepresentingGermany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London M8+
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro M8+
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Bled M8+
Silver medal – second place 2013 Chungju M8+
Silver medal – second place 2014 Amsterdam M8+
Silver medal – second place 2015 Aiguebelette M8+
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Belgrade M8+

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

He was in the crew that won the gold medal in the men's eight competition at the2012 Summer OlympicsinLondon.At the2016 Summer OlympicsinRio de Janeiro,he rowed in the Germanmen's eightwhich won the silver medal.[1]

Personal

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Johannesen was born inOberhausen,West Germany. His club rowing was from the Bergedorf Rowing Club till 2017 and then the Favorite Hammonia Rowing Club. His younger brotherTorben Johannesenis also an Olympic and world champion rower.

Johannesen along with the other eight 2016 Olympic silver medal rowers was awarded theSilbernes 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

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  1. ^"Rio 2016".Rio2016.com.Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.Archived fromthe originalon 1 September 2016.Retrieved5 September2016.
  2. ^"Verleihung des Silbernen Lorbeerblattes".Office of thePresident of Germany(in German). 1 November 2016.Retrieved11 February2019.
  3. ^"2012 Eight awarded Silver Laurel Leaf".Archived fromthe originalon 5 December 2021.Retrieved6 July2021.
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