Johannes Weissenfeld
Johannes Weißenfeld (born August 19, 1994 in Herdecke ) is a German rower .
The 1.99 m tall Weißenfeld started rowing in his school days and started for the rowing club Westfalen Herdecke . In 2011 he won the four-man without a helmsman at the Junior World Championships . At the Junior World Championships in 2012 he received the bronze medal in the same boat class. At the U23 World Championships he finished sixth in eighth place in 2013 and won silver with the four-man without a helmsman in 2014. In 2015 the newly formed four-man without helmsman with Johannes Weißenfeld, Alexander Egler , Max Planer and Felix Wimberger took sixth place at the European Championships . With Maximilian Korge for Egler, the four-man qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games with a fifth place at the 2015 World Championships . At the start of the 2016 Olympic season, the four-man finished seventh at the European Championships in front of a home crowd in Brandenburg an der Havel. At the Olympic Games he was only nominated as a substitute.
In 2017 Weißenfeld moved up to eighth place in Germany . At the European Championships in May 2017, the newly composed Germany eight won the gold medal. After victories at the World Cup in Poznan and Lucerne, the eighth won the title at the World Championships in Sarasota at the end of the season . In 2018, the Germany eight won all three regattas in the World Cup with the same line-up as in 2017. At the European Championships in Glasgow , the eighth won ahead of the Dutch and the Romanians. A month and a half later, the eighth also won the title at the World Championships in Plovdiv, ahead of the Australians and the British. At the beginning of the 2019 season, the Germany eight won the 2019 European Championships in Lucerne, ahead of the British and the Dutch. At the world championships, the Germans won ahead of the Dutch and the British.
Web links
- Johannes Weißenfeld at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weißenfeld, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German rower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1994 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Herdecke |