Kristof Wilke

Kristof Wilke
nation	Germany
birthday	April 17, 1985
place of birth	Radolfzell am Bodensee , Germany
size	190 cm
Weight	91 kg
Career
discipline	belt
society	RC Undine Radolfzell
National squad	since 2003
status	resigned
End of career	2015
Medal table
Rowing World Cup 7 × 1 × 1 ×
Olympic games gold 2012 London Eighth  World championships gold 2009 Poznan Eighth gold 2010 Hamilton Eighth gold 2011 Bled Eighth silver 2013 Chungju Eighth  U23 world championships gold 2006 Hazewinkel Two without gold 2007 Glasgow Foursome without  European championships silver 2007 Poznan Foursome without gold 2010 Montemor-o-Velho Eighth
Last change: September 3, 2013

Kristof Wilke (born April 17, 1985 in Radolfzell on Lake Constance ) is a former German oarsman.

Life

Kristof Wilke began his rowing career on Lake Constance, since 2001 he has been working for RC Undine Radolfzell , he trains with Christian Viedt. In the under 23 age group, Wilke won two world championship titles. In autumn 2007 he and his club mate Andreas Penkner planned to qualify for the Olympic Games in Beijing in two pairs. Shortly before the Olympic Games in 2008, the two were appointed to the Germany eight in a controversial decision because of their small boat performance . There the eighth finished last in the pre-run, hope run and B-final. A year later, Wilke won the gold medal at the 2009 World Rowing Championships with eighth.

On August 1, 2012, Wilke won the gold medal in eighth place at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The teams from Canada and Great Britain were sent to their places.

He took silver at the 2013 World Rowing Championships , behind the United Kingdom and ahead of the United States. After a less than successful season in 2015 due to injury, he missed the preparation for the 2016 Summer Olympics and ended his career.

For his sporting success he was honored with the silver laurel leaf on November 7, 2012 .

Kristof Wilke studied sport and biology at the Ruhr University Bochum . He works as a teacher in Dortmund.

International success

• 2006: 1st place U23 world championships in two without helmsman
• 2007: 1st place U23 world championships in a four-man team without a helmsman
• 2007: 2nd place European championships in a four-man without a helmsman
• 2008: 8th place Olympic Games in eighth place
• 2009: 1st place world championships in eighth place
• 2010: 1st place European Championships in eighth place
• 2010: 1st place World Championships in eighth place
• 2011: 1st place World Championships in eighth place
• 2012: Gold medal at the Olympic Games in eighth place
• 2013: 2nd place World Championships in eighth place

Web links

• Kristof Wilke at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
• Kristof Wilke in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
• Kristof Wilke on the website of the Germany eight

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Germany eight wins gold. In: Spiegel Online. August 1, 2012, accessed August 3, 2012 . 
2. ↑ Wilke, Seifert and buyer end their golden rowing careers. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on November 22, 2015 ; accessed on November 22, 2015 . 
3. ↑ Press release of the Office of the Federal President of November 7, 2012: On November 7, 2012, Federal President Joachim Gauck awarded the German medal winners of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in London […] with the Silver Laurel Leaf.