Georg Agrikola
Georg Agrikola (born January 11, 1959 in Landau in the Palatinate ) is a former German rower who won six German championship titles.
Georg Agrikola was the unofficial U23 world champion in the single from 1978 to 1980. In 1981 he defeated Peter-Michael Kolbe at the German championships in the single . Nevertheless, the German Rowing Association nominated Kolbe for the 1981 World Rowing Championships , who also won the title. In 1982 Agrikola won again at the German Championships in single, at the Rowing World Championships in 1982 he took fourth place. In 1983 Agrikola took second place behind Andreas Schmelz at the German Championships in singles , and together they both won the championship in double sculls . At the 1983 World Rowing Championships , Schmelz and Agrikola finished third behind the GDR boat with Lange / Heppner and the Norwegians Thorsen / Hansen . After winning the German championship title in 1984 and the Olympic boycott of the GDR rowers, Schmelz and Agrikola were considered promising candidates for a medal at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles , in the Olympic final they rowed to fourth place. Georg Agrikola then retired from regattas for three years.
In 1988 Agrikola returned and won the German championship title in double sculls together with Andreas Reinke , both were also members of the crew that won the double sculls title. At the Olympic Games in Seoul , the German double quad finished sixth. After Peter-Michael Kolbe's resignation, Georg Agrikola tried his hand at the one again over the next few years. In 1989 and 1990 he took second place behind Christian Händle , and in 1991 the two took second and third place behind Olympic champion Thomas Lange , who was at the German rowing championships for the first time after German reunification in 1991. Then Georg Agrikola ended his career.
The 1.95 m tall Georg Agrikola rowed for RV Rhenania Germersheim . He is the younger brother of the rower Christel Agrikola , who took part in the 1976 Olympics.
literature
- National Olympic Committee for Germany: Los Angeles 1984. The Olympic team of the Federal Republic of Germany . Frankfurt am Main 1984
- National Olympic Committee for Germany: Seoul 1988. The Olympic team of the Federal Republic of Germany . Frankfurt am Main 1988
Web links
- Georg Agrikola at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
- Georg Agrikola in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ German championships in single rowing
- ^ German championships in double sculls
- ^ German championships in quadruples
- ^ German championships in single rowing
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Agrikola, Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German rower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Landau in the Palatinate |