Stephan Koltzk
Stephan Koltzk (after marrying Stephan Koltzk-Odendahl ; born January 15, 1978 in Frankfurt (Oder) ) is a former German rower who was world champion with the eighth in 2006 .
Athletic career
Stephan Koltzk finished second at the Junior World Championships in 1996 with the eighth . In 2000 he won the U23 World Championships with eighth place . In 2001, Stephan Koltzk took part in the world championships in the adult class for the first time and received the bronze medal behind the boats from Romania and Croatia with the eighth place. In the Rowing World Cup , the German eighth took first place twice in 2002 and was only defeated in Lucerne against the US eighth. At the World Championships in Seville, the Canadians won ahead of the Germany eighth and the US eighth. In 2003, the German eighth won two World Cup regattas again and came second in Lucerne, in theAt the World Championships in Milan , the German eighth finished as the sixth boat. At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens , the German eighth place was fourth and missed the bronze medal by four seconds. After two years without a medal, the Germany eighth received the bronze medal behind the US eighth and the Italians at the 2005 World Championships in Gifu . Eleven years after the last world title for the Germany eighth, the boat won the 2006 World Championships in Eton . In 2007 Koltzk switched to the four-wheeler with helmsman . At the World Championships in Munich he won the bronze medal together with Florian Mennigen , Philipp Naruhn , Matthias Flach and helmsman Martin Sauer .
The 1.95 m tall Stephan Koltzk from the Oderhort sports club won the eighth place at the German championships in 2001, 2003 and 2004. In 2001 he also won in the four without a helmsman , in 2002 in the four with a helmsman and in 2005 in the two without a helmsman .
Web links
- Stephan Koltzk in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Stephan Koltzk at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
- German successes at world championships
Footnotes
- ↑ German championships in the eighth
- ↑ German championships in four-man without a helmsman
- ↑ German championships in four with a helmsman
- ^ German championships in two without a helmsman
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koltzk, Stephan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Koltzk-Odendahl, Stephan (married name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German rower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th January 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt (Oder) |