Mark Kleinschmidt
Mark Kleinschmidt (born May 28, 1974 in Oberhausen ) is a former rower who won an Olympic silver medal in eighth place in 1996.
Kleinschmidt started for RRG Mülheim . In 1993 he won the German championship with the four-man with helmsman in the line-up of Stefan Forster , Mark Kleinschmidt, Ulrich Viefers , Marc Weber and helmsman Guido Groß and took third place in the world championship. In 1994 Kleinschmidt sat in a four-man without a helmsman and finished sixth at the world championship. In 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1999 he won the German championship eighth.
In 1996 at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Kleinschmidt was eighth in Germany . Frank Richter , Mark Kleinschmidt, Wolfram Huhn , Marc Weber, Detlef Kirchhoff , Thorsten Streppelhoff , Ulrich Viefers and batsman Roland Baar rowed with helmsman Peter Thiede almost two seconds behind the Dutch boat in the Olympic final and received the silver medal.
literature
- National Olympic Committee for Germany: Atlanta 96. The German Olympic team . Frankfurt am Main 1996
Web links
- Mark Kleinschmidt in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- German successes at world championships
- German championships in eighth
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kleinschmidt, Mark |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German rower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 28, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oberhausen |