Martin Kühner

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Martin Kühner (born October 15, 1980 in Speyer ) is a German lightweight rower. In 2009 he became world champion in the four without a helmsman .

Martin Kühner starts like his twin brother Jochen for the RV Saarbrücken . In 2006 the two brothers were nominated as substitutes for the World Championships. In 2007 they won silver in the lightweight two-man. In 2008 they qualified together with Bastian Seibt and Jost Schömann-Finck with the lightweight four-man without a helmsman for the Olympic Games in Beijing.

In 2009 and 2010 he and his brother won the German championships in lightweight two-man without .

The 1.86 meter tall Martin Kühner is a police commissioner by profession.

International success

  • 2002: 5th place in the World Under 23 regatta in the lightweight four without a helmsman
  • 2007: 2nd place in the lightweight two-man championship without a helmsman
  • 2009: 1st place in the world championships in the lightweight foursome without a helmsman
  • 2010: 1st place in the European championships in the lightweight foursome without a helmsman
  • 2010: 1st place in the world championships in the lightweight eighth

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personal data
SURNAME Kühner, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German rower
DATE OF BIRTH October 15, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Speyer