Robert Stanjek

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Robert Stanjek (born May 7, 1981 in Rüdersdorf ) is a German sailor in the Star class .

Life

Robert Stanjek started sailing as a child. He studied sports science with a focus on competitive sports and management at the Humboldt University in Berlin and starts for the North German Regatta Club . He started sailing as a schoolboy, in the laser class since 1996 . At the European Championships in the 2002 class in Vallensbaek he was 62nd, at the 2003 World Championships in Cádiz 68th. The last international championship was the 2004 World Championships in Warnemünde , where he was 40th. Stanjek was four times German champion in the class.

In 2005 Stanjek switched to the star boat. First he sailed as a helmsman with Markus Koy . The duo won their first title at the spring European championships and 13th at the regular European championships in Västervik . The 2006 European championships in Hamburg achieved their first top ten placement with sixth place. As in 2005, the doubles again led the German rankings in 2006. At the 2007 World Championships in Cascais Stanjek / Koy came in 19th place, at the European Championships in Malcesine they achieved another top ten placement in ninth place. After finishing 21st at the World Championships in Miami , the duo achieved their greatest international success on Lake Balaton when they won the European Championship in 2008. You were among the candidates for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , but lost to Ingo Borkowski and Marc Pickel in qualifying . In 2009 Stanjek / Koy won the World Cup in Palma , the District Championship on the Ijesselmeer and the Biscayenne Bay Trophy in front of Miami. They finished sixth at the European Championships in Kiel and 19th at the World Championships in Varberg . 2010 he sailed with his brother Philipp Stanjek . With 18th place at the World Championships in Rio de Janeiro and 28th place at the European Championships in Viareggio , Robert Stanjek was unable to build on his previous performance.

In 2011 Stanjek formed a new / old sailing duo with Frithjof Kleen . Success came quickly. They won silver at the World Cup in Palma de Mallorca and finished fourth on the entire World Cup Tour. They achieved their greatest success at the World Championships in Perth , where they achieved the runner-up title behind Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada . Because of their success, they were voted Sailor of the Year in 2011 . She finished ninth at the 2012 European Championships in San Remo , and eleventh at the World Championships in Hyères . Thus Stanjek / Kleen qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games of London . In the competitions before Weymouth they were sixth. A better placement prevented a disqualification in the seventh race. The medal race they finished in third and thus achieved their best finish at the Olympic racing series.

In 2008, in the kite boat class , he came ninth in the Gold Cup .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Berliner Seglertag 2013 in the association Seglerhaus am Wannsee . Retrieved June 21, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Stanjek, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sailor (Star class)
DATE OF BIRTH May 7th 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Rudersdorf