Vincent Langer

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Vincent Langer
nation GermanyGermany Germany
birthday October 18, 1986
place of birth Preetz
size 1.87 m
Weight 95 kg
Career
Disciplines Slalom , Formula
Sail number GER-1
Board sponsor Fanatic
Sailing sponsor Duotone

Vincent Langer (born October 18, 1986 in Preetz ) is a German windsurfer , IFCA world champion and multiple winner of the German Windsurf Cup .

biography

Langer learned windsurfing under the guidance of his father when he was six . At the age of eleven he won his first regattas and in 2006 he was appointed to the German team for the Olympic windsurfing class RS: X. After he missed the qualification for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing , he focused on the disciplines of slalom and formula. Success was achieved here. Langer became German champion for the first time in 2013 and defended this title five times. He was also IFCA slalom world champion in 2015 and 2016 . In 2017 Langer also won the IFCA Formula World Championship and came second in the slalom at the Windsurf World Cup Sylt .

Langer lives in Kiel and has completed a teaching degree in history and sports at the University of Flensburg . In 2017 he founded his own wetsuit company Vinc . He belongs to the sailing club Bayer Uerdingen and regularly organizes windsurf camps for children.

successes

  • 2nd place Windsurf World Cup Sylt 2017
  • IFCA Slalom World Champion: 2015, 2016
  • IFCA World Slalom Champion: 2013
  • IFCA Formula World Champion: 2017
  • European Slalom Champion: 2017, 2018
  • German Champion Overall: 2013, 2014, 2017
  • German Slalom Champion: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
  • German Champion Formula: 2014, 2015, 2016
  • German champion Funboard: 2014, 2015, 2016
  • German Champion Racing: 2017

Web links

Commons : Vincent Langer  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Vincent Langer: Profile , accessed on September 3, 2018
  2. ↑ Vincent Langer's Facebook page: Info , accessed on September 3, 2018
  3. ↑ Windsurf Cup: Multivan Surf Cup Sylt - Langer successfully defends his title at Windsurf DM , published on July 29, 2018, accessed on September 3, 2018
  4. ↑ a b Windsurfers: Vincent Langer - The new number 1 in racing , accessed on September 3, 2018
  5. ↑ a b c d e f g h Vincent Langer: Results , accessed on September 3, 2018
  6. ↑ a b German Windsurf Cup: Vincent Langer , accessed on September 3, 2018
  7. ↑ surf magazine: Vincent Langer new European slalom champion 2018 , published on May 22, 2018, accessed on September 3, 2018
  8. ↑ Fanatic: Profile of Vincent Langer (English), accessed on September 3, 2018
personal data
SURNAME Langer, Vincent
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German windsurfer
DATE OF BIRTH October 18, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Preetz