Tobias Schadewaldt

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Tobias Schadewaldt (born September 20, 1984 in Wilhelmshaven ) is a German sailor in the 49er and laser classes .

Tobias Schadewaldt began sailing in the Optimist boat class as a child , switched to the laser radial class at the age of 13, and finally in 2001 to the laser class. In 2004 he passed his Abitur and became a member of the sports promotion group of the Bundeswehr at the Olympic base in Kiel . In addition, until 2008 Schadewaldt studied business administration for top athletes at the University of Oldenburg , then Master of Business Administration at the University of Lüneburg .

Schadewaldt celebrated his first successes as a junior athlete. In 1999 and 2000 he was youth champion in the laser radial class, and in 2000 also 14th of the youth world championships in Çeşme . In 2001 he finished eighth at the ISAF World Youth Championship and won the silver medal at the Youth Olympics in Murcia . The following year he won the bronze medal at the ISAF World Youth Championship in Halifax . In 2003 Schadewaldt won the junior laser class title.

Schadewaldt has started with the men since 2002. At the World Championships in Cape Cod he was 65th, a year later in Cádiz 64th In 2004 he was second at the Travemuende Week and at a European Cup race in Lugano . He repeated second place at the Travemuende Week in 2005, and was also 22nd at the European Championships in Cartagena , and 12th in Gdynia in 2006. He also won a European Cup race for the first time in the Netherlands. In 2007 Schadewaldt won the Schwerin Sailing Days and was 34th at the European Championships in Hyeres and 15th at the World Championships in Cascais . This was followed in 2008 in Terrigal a 21st place at the World Championships and in Nieuwpoort with sixth place for the first time a top ten placement. Despite switching to the 49er class, he initially continued to compete in races in the laser class. At the 2009 World Championships in Nova Scotia , he finished 29th. Schadewaldt competed in the last international laser races in 2010. At the Travemünder Woche he came second for the third time, at the World Championships off Hayling Island he missed his first top ten finish in eleventh place. But still managed his best World Cup placement.

In 2008 Schadewaldt switched to the 49er class and now formed a team with Hannes Baumann . The duo has been contesting international races since 2009. They finished 27th at the World Championships on Lake Garda and 29th at the European Championships in Zadar . 2010 they made their breakthrough. They won the races at the Kiel Week and the Travemünde Week, finished seventh in the Pre Olympics and for the first time reached the top position in the German rankings. At the World Championships in Freeport they could not defend their good results as 36th and were also 16th at the European Championships in Sopot . They came ninth in a World Cup race in Mallorca. More remarkable than the result was an accident with the boat. When it capsized, Schadewaldt got stuck under water and was saved by Baumann with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. In 2011 she won the Kiel Week and the Travemuende Week again and were once again first in the German rankings. They also achieved good results at the international championships: they were 13th at the World Championships in Helsinki and 12th at the European Championships in Perth . This qualified them for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London . Before the games, Schadewaldt / Baumann won the Kieler Woche again, finished third at the World Cup in Mallorca and in the overall World Cup and world rankings. At the World Championships in Zadar, they just missed the top ten as eleventh. They also achieved this placement at the Olympic Games.

In 1999, Schadewaldt won the national championship title in the laser radial class, 2002, 2008 and 2009 champion and 2005 runner-up in the laser class, and in 2009 in the laser SB3 class. In 2009 he won his third German championship title of the year with Baumann in the 49er class. In 2007 he won the French laser championship, in 2008 he was Dutch champion in the 49er class. In 2008 Schadewaldt also became the European Military Champion on the Skippy 650 .

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SURNAME Schadewaldt, Tobias
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sailor
DATE OF BIRTH 20th September 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Wilhelmshaven