Martin Sauer

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the theologians and social pedagogues of the same name, see Martin Sauer (social pedagogue) .

Martin Sauer
nation	Germany
birthday	17th December 1982
place of birth	Wriezen ,  GDR
size	169 cm
Weight	55 kg
Career
discipline	Eight , four with helmsman
society	Berlin rowing club
status	active
Medal table
Olympia 1 × 1 × 0 × World Rowing Championship 8 × 4 × 2 × Rowing championships 8 × 0 × 0 × U23 World Cup 2 × 1 × 0 × Junior World Championship 1 × 0 × 0 ×
Olympic games gold 2012 London Eighth silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro Eighth  World championships bronze 2005 Gifu Four with gold 2006 Eton Four with bronze 2007 Munich Four with silver 2008 Linz Lgw.-eight gold 2009 Poznan Eighth gold 2010 Lake Karapiro Eighth gold 2011 Bled Eighth gold 2012 Plovdiv Lgw.-eight silver 2013 Chungju Eighth silver 2014 Amsterdam Eighth silver 2016 Aiguebelette Eighth gold 2017 Sarasota Eighth gold 2018 Plovdiv Eighth gold 2019 Linz Eighth  European championships gold 2010 Montemor-o-Velho Eighth gold 2013 Seville Eighth gold 2014 Belgard Eighth gold 2015 Poznan Eighth gold 2016 Brandenburg Eighth gold 2017 Račice u Štětí Eighth gold 2018 Glasgow Eighth gold 2019 Lucerne Eighth  U23 world championships silver 2001 Linz Four with gold 2003 Belgrade Four with gold 2004 Poznan Eighth  Junior World Championships gold 2000 Zagreb Eighth

Martin Sauer (born December 17, 1982 in Wriezen ) is a German rower and has been the helmsman of the Germany eighth since the 2009 season . With this team he was able to celebrate his greatest successes to date: the Olympic victory in 2012 in London and the world championship titles at the World Rowing Championships in 2009 , 2010 , 2011 as well as 2017 , 2018 and 2019 .

Sauer was a member of the national team for the first time at the Junior World Championships in 2000 and became the junior world champion as helmsman of the German eight . In the following years he drove the four-man in the U23 area and was also the helmsman of the German lightweight eight in 2001.

At the 2005 World Rowing Championships in Gifu (Japan) he won bronze in a four-man with helmsman, was world champion in this boat class in 2006 and took third place again a year later in Munich . After 2008 had brought the German lightweight eight World Cup silver, he was at the European Championships for the first time helmsman of Germany-rowing eight. He took over this position from Peter Thiede , who ended his career after the Olympic Games in Beijing .

At the rowing world championships in 2009, 2010 and 2011 he led the team to win the title, in 2010 he was also European champion with the Germany eighth. At the Olympic Games in London 2012, Sauer won the gold medal with the Germany eight.

At the 2012 World Rowing Championships for the non-Olympic boat classes, he also won the gold medal with the lightweight eight. He took silver at the 2013 World Rowing Championships , behind the United Kingdom and ahead of the United States. A year later, Sauer drove the eighth at the World Championships in Amsterdam again to the silver medal behind the British. At the 2015 World Championships, as in the previous two years, the British won ahead of the Germans. From 2013 to 2016, the Germany eighth won the European Championships, with the British only third behind the Russians in 2016. At the season highlight in the Olympic final in Rio de Janeiro, the Germans received the silver medal behind the British.

In 2017 there were still three rowers and helmsman Sauer from the previous year's boat sitting in the Germany eight. The eighth remained unbeaten in 2017 with victories at the European Championships , the World Cup in Poznan and Lucerne, and the World Championships in Sarasota . In 2018, the Germany eight won all three regattas in the World Cup with the same line-up as in 2017. At the European Championships in Glasgow , the eighth won ahead of the Dutch and the Romanians. A month and a half later, the eighth also won the title at the World Championships in Plovdiv, ahead of the Australians and the British. At the beginning of the 2019 season, the Germany eight won the 2019 European Championships in Lucerne, ahead of the British and the Dutch. At the world championships, the Germans won ahead of the Dutch and the British.

For his athletic achievements, Sauer was awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf by Federal President Gauck on November 1, 2016 .

successes

• 2000: 1st place Junior World Championships in eighth place
• 2001: 2nd place in the World Under 23 regatta in a four-man with helmsman
• 2001: 9th place in the lightweight eighth world championships
• 2002: 5th place in the World Under 23 regatta in a four-man with helmsman
• 2003: 1st place in the World Under 23 regatta in a four-man with helmsman
• 2004: 1st place in the World Under 23 regatta in eighth place
• 2005: 3rd place world championships in four-man with helmsman
• 2006: 1st place world championships in a four-man with helmsman
• 2007: 3rd place world championships in a four-man with helmsman
• 2008: 2nd place in the lightweight eighth world championships
• 2008: 4th place in the European Championships 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: 1st place Olympic Games in eighth place
• 2012: 1st place in the lightweight eighth world championships
• 2013: 1st place European Championships in eighth place
• 2013: 2nd place World Championships in eighth place
• 2014: 1st place European Championships in eighth place
• 2014: 2nd place World Championships in eighth place
• 2015: 1st place European Championships in eighth place
• 2015: 2nd place world championships in eighth place
• 2016: 1st place European Championships in eighth place
• 2016: 2nd place Olympic Games in eighth place
• 2017: 1st place European Championships in eighth place
• 2017: 1st place World Championships in eighth place
• 2018: 1st place in the European Championships in eighth place
• 2018: 1st place World Championships in eighth place
• 2019: 1st place European Championships in eighth place
• 2019: 1st place World Championships in eighth place

Web links

Commons : Martin Sauer  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Martin Sauer at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
• Martin Sauer in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Martin Sauer on the website of the Germany eight
• Martin Sauer on the website of the German Rowing Association

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Germany eight wins gold. In: Spiegel Online. August 1, 2012, accessed August 3, 2012 . 
2. ↑ Awarding of the silver bay leaf. In: www.bundespraesident.de. Office of the Federal President , November 1, 2016, accessed December 30, 2016 .