Florian Mennigen (born 10 April 1982 in Ratzeburg) is a German former representative rower. He is a three time world champion and an Olympic gold medallist.
 Mennigen in 2018 | ||
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| Men's rowing | ||
Representing  Germany
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2012 London | M8+ |
| World Championships | ||
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2009 Poznań | M8+ |
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2010 Karapiro | M8+ |
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2011 Bled | M8+ |
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he was in the crew - the Deutschlandachter- that won the gold medal in the men's eight competition.
Personal
editMennigen is an alumnus of Boston University.[1] Following his 2012 Olympic success he was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (Silver Laurel Leaf), Germany's highest sports award, for the achievement.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Duxbury Native Strokes Short of Medal In Rowing Final" By Victoria Price, CBS Boston. 1 August 2012
- ^ "2012 Eight awarded Silver Laurel Leaf". Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
External links
edit- Florian Mennigen at World Rowing
- Florian Mennigen at Olympics.com
- Florian Mennigen at Team Deutschland (in German)
- Florian Mennigen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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