Philipp Wende

Philipp Wende
	; Philipp Wende, second from the left
Full name	Philipp Wende
nation	Germany
birthday	4th July 1985
place of birth	Wurzen , Germany
size	197 cm
job	Graduate engineer
Career
discipline	Rowing / Skull
society	Wurzener zip "black-yellow"
Trainer	Egbert disk
status	active
Medal table
Olympic games
World championships
European championships
	Last change: August 11, 2016

Philipp Wende (born July 4, 1985 in Wurzen ) is a German rower . In 2012 and 2016 he won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in quadruples , as well as the 2015 world championship in the same boat class.

Life

Philipp Wende started rowing in 1998. He made his international appearance for the first time at the age of 24, when he competed in a double scull with René Bertram , Daniel Makowski and René Burmeister at the European Championships in Brest and took fourth place.

In 2011, the 1.99 meter tall rower from the Wurzener Rudervereinigung Schwarz-Gelb won his first ever World Cup regatta in Munich after he had already won the German championship title in the quadruple scull together with Tim Grohmann , Karl Schulze and Lauritz Schoof . Schulze, Wende, Schoof and Grohmann took second place at the World Cup in Hamburg and won in Lucerne. At the World Championships in Bled , the four rowers received the silver medal behind the Australian boat. At the Olympic Games in 2012, the team won the gold medal in the double fours with the same cast in London.

In 2013, Wende took a break from top international sport. He concentrated on his studies, was German university champion in the single and then competed in the same boat class at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan , where he finished 7th. From 2014 he was again part of the German double fours, with which he was able to win the bronze medal both at the European Championships in Belgrade and at the World Championships in Amsterdam . In 2015, the team only finished sixth at the European Championships due to injury . At the season highlight at the World Rowing Championships on Lac d'Aiguebelette , the team with Karl Schulze, Philipp Wende, Lauritz Schoof and batsman Hans Gruhne won the world title. The following year the crew also won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro .

Philipp Wende studied at the Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg ; In 2013 he successfully completed his studies as a graduate engineer for geotechnical engineering and mining .

In March 2017, Philipp Wende ended his sporting career and began his career as a graduate engineer . The athlete is the son of the two rowers Ines Wende and Stefan Wende. Philipp Wende has been married to Jenny Wende since autumn 2015, and the couple have a son (* 2017).

successes

2011: Silver medal at the World Championships in quadruples
2012: Gold medal in the double sculls at the Summer Olympics
2014: Bronze medal at the European Championships in quadruples
2014: Bronze medal at the World Championships in quadruples
2015: Gold medal at the World Championships in quadruples
2016: Gold medal in double fours at the Summer Olympics

Honors

In January 2013, Philipp Wende was honored with honorary citizenship of his native Wurzen for his sporting achievements .

For his sporting successes, Wende was awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf by Federal President Gauck on November 1, 2016 .

Publications

Haig Latchinian : Quartz porphyry instead of Olympic gold: Sportsman Wende becomes miner , online and as a full-page report ("Topic of the day") in the print edition of the Leipziger Volkszeitung, Muldental edition, January 5, 2017, page 27
Kai-Uwe Brandt: Wurzen receives his gold hero , full-page newspaper report. Leipziger Volkszeitung , Muldental edition, August 27, 2016, page 31
Haig Latchinian: Wurzens golden boy Philipp Wende is back home - 30-year-old rower wins world championship title in double fours , report plus comment The nice Philipp next door . Leipziger Volkszeitung, Muldental edition, September 10, 2015, page 25

Web links

Philipp Wende at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
Philipp Wende in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
German champions in double fours

Individual evidence

↑ German double foursome wins gold. In: Spiegel Online. August 3, 2012, accessed August 3, 2012 .
^ ^A ^b Haig Latchinian: Wurzen double Olympic champion Philipp Wende begins a new life. In: www.lvz.de. Leipziger Volkszeitung , January 4, 2017, accessed on January 8, 2017 .
↑ Leipziger Volkszeitung, Muldental edition, April 12, 2017, page 32
↑ Important Wurzen personalities and honorary citizens. Retrieved September 7, 2015 .
↑ Awarding of the silver bay leaf. In: www.bundespraesident.de. Office of the Federal President , November 1, 2016, accessed December 30, 2016 .

personal data
SURNAME	Wende, Philipp
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German rower
DATE OF BIRTH	4th July 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH	Spice up

[1] German double foursome wins gold. In: Spiegel Online. August 3, 2012, accessed August 3, 2012 .

[lvz-2] A ^b Haig Latchinian: Wurzen double Olympic champion Philipp Wende begins a new life. In: www.lvz.de. Leipziger Volkszeitung , January 4, 2017, accessed on January 8, 2017 .

[3] Leipziger Volkszeitung, Muldental edition, April 12, 2017, page 32

[4] Important Wurzen personalities and honorary citizens. Retrieved September 7, 2015 .

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