Maximilian Reinelt

Maximilian Reinelt, (2016)

Maximilian Josef Reinelt (born August 24, 1988 in Ulm ; † February 9, 2019 in St. Moritz ) was a German rower and from 2010 to 2016 a member of the Germany eight . His greatest achievement was winning the Olympic gold medal in eighth 2012.

Life

Reinelt was a member of the national team for the first time in 2006, and at the Junior World Championships he finished second in eighth place. He then won the eighth place in the German U23 championships from 2007 onwards, and the four-man team in 2007 and 2008 . Because of these successes, he was nominated annually for the U23 World Championships , where he finished fourth with the German U23 eighth in 2008, and in 2007 and 2009 he was vice world champion.

At the same time, Reinelt competed at the European Championships in 2008 and 2009. In 2010 Ralf Holtmeyer appointed him to the Germany eight . His hometown club was the Ulm Rowing Club Danube.

At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, he won the gold medal with the Germany eighth .

He took silver at the 2013 World Rowing Championships , behind the United Kingdom and ahead of the United States. In the following year, Reinelt rowed in eighth at the 2014 World Rowing Championships again in second place. At the 2015 World Championships, as in the previous two years, the British won ahead of the Germans.

In 2016, Germany won the European Championships ahead of the Russians and the British, and the Dutch eighth won the World Cup twice. In the final of the 2016 Olympic Games , the finish line was like at the World Championships 2013 to 2015, behind the British, the rowers of the Germany eight received the silver medal.

For his sporting achievements, Reinelt and the eight team were awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf by Federal President Gauck on November 1, 2016 . After the 2016 Olympic season, Reinelt ended his active rowing career. During his sporting career, he passed all three state exams in medicine at the Ruhr University in Bochum .

On February 9, 2019, he died while cross-country skiing in St. Moritz, Switzerland . Maximilian Reinelt was buried on February 15th in the main cemetery of his hometown . 500 mourners were present to bid farewell. According to the autopsy report , Reinelt had sarcoid , which remained asymptomatic . She was responsible for the arrhythmia that caused sudden cardiac death .

successes

2006: 2nd place in the Junior World Championships in eighth place
2007: 2nd place U23 World Championships in eighth place
2008: 4th place U23 World Championships in eighth place
2008: 12th place in the two-man championships without a helmsman
2009: 2nd place U23 World Championships in eighth place
2009: 6th place in the two-man championships without a helmsman
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
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

Web links

Maximilian Reinelt at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
Maximilian Reinelt in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Maximilian Reinelt ( memento from March 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) on the website of the Germany eight

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Germany eight wins gold. In: Spiegel Online. August 1, 2012, accessed August 3, 2012 .
↑ Awarding of the silver bay leaf. In: bundespraesident.de. Office of the Federal President , November 1, 2016, accessed December 30, 2016 .
↑ Ute Gallbronner: Misfortune - Olympic champion Reinelt is dead. In: swp.de. Südwest Presse , February 12, 2019, accessed April 10, 2019 .
↑ Olympic rowing champion dies while cross-country skiing. In: sueddeutsche.de. February 11, 2019, accessed April 10, 2019 .
↑ Ludger Möllers: Hundreds say goodbye to the Ulm rowing Olympic champion Maximilian Reinelt. In: schwaebische.de. Schwäbische Zeitung , February 15, 2019, accessed on April 10, 2019 .
↑ The result of the autopsy is available - this is what caused the Ulm Olympic Champion Maximilian Reinelt to die. In: schwaebische.de. Schwäbische Zeitung , April 10, 2019, accessed on April 10, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Reinelt, Maximilian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Reinelt, Maximilian Josef (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German rower
DATE OF BIRTH	August 24, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ulm
DATE OF DEATH	February 9, 2019
Place of death	St. Moritz

[AchterGold-1] Germany eight wins gold. In: Spiegel Online. August 1, 2012, accessed August 3, 2012 .

[2] Awarding of the silver bay leaf. In: bundespraesident.de. Office of the Federal President , November 1, 2016, accessed December 30, 2016 .

[3] Ute Gallbronner: Misfortune - Olympic champion Reinelt is dead. In: swp.de. Südwest Presse , February 12, 2019, accessed April 10, 2019 .

[4] Olympic rowing champion dies while cross-country skiing. In: sueddeutsche.de. February 11, 2019, accessed April 10, 2019 .

[5] Ludger Möllers: Hundreds say goodbye to the Ulm rowing Olympic champion Maximilian Reinelt. In: schwaebische.de. Schwäbische Zeitung , February 15, 2019, accessed on April 10, 2019 .

[6] The result of the autopsy is available - this is what caused the Ulm Olympic Champion Maximilian Reinelt to die. In: schwaebische.de. Schwäbische Zeitung , April 10, 2019, accessed on April 10, 2019 .