Bastian Seibt

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Bastian Seibt (born March 19, 1978 in Hamburg ) is a former German lightweight rower . His greatest successes were winning the world title three times and taking part in the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.

Bastian Seibt's home club is Der Hamburger und Germania Ruder Club . Seibt won six German championship titles from 2003 to 2012, including a. in two without a helmsman the lightweights with Axel Schuster and later with Lars Wichert . In addition to the European and world championship titles in Milan (2003), New Zealand (2010) and Plovdiv (2012), Seibt was also able to achieve several World Cup victories in the lightweight eight and lightweight four without a helmsman .

At the 2007 World Rowing Championships , the German four-man with Seibt could not qualify for the finals, but had to be canceled during the regatta due to illness. In 2008 the four qualified with Bastian Seibt and Jost Schömann-Finck , as well as Jochen and Martin Kühner for the Olympic Games in Beijing. After a preliminary victory, the favorite boat had to be canceled before the semi-finals due to illness. At the Olympic Games in London Seibt started in a four with Lars Wichert as well as Jochen and Martin Kühner and finished ninth.

International success

  • 2003: 1st place in the lightweight eighth (World Championships)
  • 2005: 5th place in the lightweight foursome without (World Championships)
  • 2006: 7th place in the lightweight foursome without (World Championships)
  • 2007: lightweight foursome without (World Championships) → boat was canceled due to illness
  • 2008: lightweight foursome without (Olympic Games) → boat was canceled due to illness
  • 2010: 1st place in the lightweight foursome without (European championships)
  • 2010: 4th place in the lightweight foursome without (World Championships)
  • 2010: 1st place in the lightweight eighth (World Championships)
  • 2011: 3rd place in lightweight two-man without (World Championships)
  • 2012: 9th place in the lightweight foursome without (Olympic Games)
  • 2012: 1st place in the lightweight eighth (World Championships)

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personal data
SURNAME Seibt, Bastian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German rower
DATE OF BIRTH March 19, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg