Nicole Reinhardt (canoeist)

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Nicole Reinhardt (2009)
Nicole Reinhardt (2010)

Nicole Reinhardt (born January 2, 1986 in Lampertheim ) is a former German canoeist . In 2008 she became Olympic champion in canoe racing .

Career

Nicole Reinhardt began her career at WSV Lampertheim and at the state performance base in Mannheim . At the 2005 World Championships in Zagreb she became world champion in single kayaks over 500 m and in four-person kayaks over 200 m. At the 2007 World Championships in Duisburg brought them together with Fanny Fischer in double kayak World Championship gold over 200 and 500 meters.

The following year, she qualified for participation in the Summer Olympics in Beijing . There she became Olympic champion in a four-man kayak over the 500-meter distance together with Fanny Fischer , Katrin Wagner-Augustin and Conny Waßmuth , and in a two-man kayak over the same distance she came fourth with Fanny Fischer. For winning the gold medal, she received the silver laurel leaf from Federal President Köhler.

At the 2011 World Championships in Szeged, Reinhardt became world champion in single kayaks over 500 m for the second time in her career. For health reasons, she had to do without the Olympic Games in London.

Reinhardt won gold 16 times at world and European championships. In 2008 she was elected Sportswoman of the Year in Hessen. The city of Lampertheim made her an honorary citizen. In 2013 she announced her retirement from competitive sports.

International success

  • Olympic games
    • Olympic champion four-person kayak 500 m 2008
  • World championships
    • World champion single kayak 500 m 2005, 2011
    • World champion four-person kayak 200 m 2005
    • World champion two-man kayak 200 m 2007
    • World champion two-person kayak 500 m 2007
    • World champion 4 × 200 m relay 2009, 2010, 2011
    • Vice world champion quad kayak 200 m 2006
    • Vice world champion quad kayak 500 m 2009, 2010
    • Vice world champion two-man kayak 500 m 2009
    • Vice World Champion two-man kayak 200 m 2009

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ German.China.ORG.Cn: 21. 11. Sports honor: "... Federal President Köhler awarded the medal winners of the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games 2008 with the silver laurel leaf."
  2. ^ Canoe world champion Reinhardt not at the Olympics. In: Focus Online . June 5, 2012, accessed January 3, 2013 .
  3. ^ Stiftung Sporthilfe Hessen
  4. ↑ City of Lampertheim  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / lampertheim.de  
  5. ↑ Reinhardt enjoys the luxury time Mannheimer Morgen, July 15, 2013, accessed on March 1, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Reinhardt, Nicole
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German canoeist
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd January 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Lampertheim