Torsten corner board
Torsten Eckbrett (born April 13, 1984 in Potsdam ) is a former German canoe racer .
Eckbrett is a student and started for the KC Potsdam . The sports soldier , trained by Rolf-Dieter Amend , came third in the 2001 World Junior Championship in a four- person kayak over 500 m. At the European Junior Championships in 2002 he won gold in a single kayak over 1,000 m and bronze in a four over 500 m. His greatest success so far was winning the silver medal in the four-man kayak over 1,000 m at the European Championships in 2008. Only shortly before, not long before the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing , he moved into the German flagship of canoeists, the four-man kayak , on. He replaced the previously disappointing Marco Herszel and came third with Lutz Altepost , Norman Bröckl and Björn Goldschmidt at the Olympic Games. Before that, he achieved the silver medal in the four-man 1000 m at the European Championships in Milan / Italy.
For his sporting success he and his team received the Silver Laurel Leaf from Federal President Köhler.
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- ↑ German.China.ORG.CN: November 21, 2008 Sports honor: .... Federal President Koehler has awarded the medal winners of the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games 2008 with the silver laurel leaf .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Corner board, Torsten |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German canoeists |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Potsdam |