Germain Chardin

Rowing finals at the 2012 Olympics, the French two is the right boat: Chardin sits behind Mortelette.

Germain Louis Marcel Chardin (born May 15, 1983 in Verdun ) is a French rower .

Chardin was junior world champion in 2000 in a four-man with a helmsman and in 2001 in a two-man without a helmsman with Benjamin Rondeau . In 2003 he reached his first final in the adult class when he finished fourth at the World Championships with the French eighth . In 2004 he and Benjamin Rondeau won the U23 world championships in a pair without. In 2006 Chardin reached sixth place with the four-man without a helmsman at the World Championships in Eton , a placement that the French four-man repeated in 2007 in Munich . In the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing won Julien Despres , Germain Chardin, Benjamin Rondeau and Dorian Mortelette the bronze medal behind the British and Australians.

In 2009 Chardin and Mortelette rowed in twos without a helmsman; the two finished fourth at the world championships . At the European Championships , the two competed with the French eighth and received the bronze medal. In September 2010, Jean-Baptiste Macquet , Julien Desprès, Germain Chardin and Dorian Mortelette took fifth place in the four without a helmsman at the European Championships in Montemor . At the beginning of November, the French won the World Championships on Lake Karapiro in New Zealand with the same line-up . The same four rowers took thirteenth place at the 2011 World Championships .

In the 2012 Olympic season, Chardin and Mortelette competed again in two without a helmsman. They won the last Olympic qualification in Lucerne and took second place in the Olympic regatta behind the New Zealanders Hamish Bond and Eric Murray . At the 2013 European Championships , Chardin and Mortelette finished fourth with the French eighth. In the two without a helmsman, Bond and Murray won the 2013 World Championships ahead of Chardin and Mortelette. In 2014, the two French only rowed in eighth place, with which they finished fifth at the European and World Championships . In 2015, Chardin and Mortelette competed at the European Championships in two and won silver behind the British James Foad and Matt Langridge . At the 2016 Olympics , the two French took fifth place.

The 1.95 m tall Chardin rows for CN Verdunois .

Web links

• Germain Chardin in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Germain Chardin at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )