LOBNIG Magdalena

Date of Birth: 19 Jul 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.80/5'10''

Place of birth: SANKT VEIT

Birth Country:

Austria

Place of residence : VOLKERMARKT

Residence Country:

Austria

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	Women's Single Sculls	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Single Sculls Heat 5 #11	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Single Sculls Quarterfinal 3 #65	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Single Sculls Semifinal A/B 2 #106	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Single Sculls Final A #127	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	1x
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	6

World Championships

Year	Location	1x	2x
2019	Linz, AUT	9	-
2018	Plovdiv, BUL	3	-
2017	Sarasota, FL, USA	3	-
2015	Aiguebelette-le-Lac, FRA	9	-
2014	Amsterdam, NED	5	-
2013	Chungju, KOR	4	-
2011	Bled, SLO	-	16

European Championships

Year	Location	1x
2021	Varese, ITA	14
2020	Poznan, POL	2
2019	Lucerne, SUI	4
2018	Glasgow, GBR	2

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	Single Sculls	2021	Zagreb, CRO	7:39.04
1	Single Sculls	2017	Poznan, POL	7:13.26
2	Single Sculls	2019	Poznan, POL	8:04.57
2	Single Sculls	2018	Linz, AUT	7:22.93
3	Single Sculls	2018	Belgrade, SRB	7:25.51
3	Single Sculls	2017	Lucerne, SUI	7:29.08
3	Single Sculls	2017	Belgrade, SRB	7:32.70
4	Single Sculls	2021	Lucerne, SUI	7:30.86
5	Single Sculls	2018	Lucerne, SUI	7:47.18

Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, EXC - Excluded

Climbing mountains. (WorldRowingFISA YouTube channel, 26 Aug 2019)

Occupation:

Army, Athlete, Student

Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria

Languages spoken:

English, French, German, Italian, Latin

VST Volkermarkt [Austria]

Christoph Engl [national]

Sporting relatives:

Her older sister Katharina has competed in rowing at international level, including at the European championships in 2012 and the world junior championships in 2006. (SportsDeskOnline, 16 Sep 2019; kleinezeitung.at, 07 Jul 2012)

Injury meant she was unable to compete at the 2017 European Championships in Racice, Czech Republic. (row-360.com, 10 Jan 2018)

She had a sinus infection at the 2015 World Championships in Aiguebelette, France. (row-360.com, 10 Jan 2018)

In February 2014 she had nasal surgery after a sinus inflammation. (magdalenalobnig.at, 24 Sep 2015)

She began rowing in 2004. (worldrowing.com, 01 Feb 2014)

She was introduced to the sport at school. "They offered various non-compulsory sports and rowing was one of them. My sister and I were curious because we lived close to the lake where the rowing club is and we always saw the rowers going up and down so when given the chance we tried it together and we both fell in love with it. It was when I raced at my first regatta, and won that I realised I could be good at this. From that moment I knew wanted to go all the way with it." (row-360.com, 23 Jun 2020)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Facebook page, 16 Aug 2019)

Winning the single sculls at the 2017 World Cup event in Poznan, Poland. (row-360.com, 10 Jan 2018; WorldRowingFISA YouTube channel, 26 Aug 2019)

Belarusian rower Ekaterina Karsten. (row-360.com, 10 Jan 2018)

Philosophy:

"Fortune favours the brave. A hard work ethic is always the key to success." (row-360.com, 10 Jan 2018)

She was named Athlete of the Year in 2016 at the Military Sports Awards in Austria. (magdalenalobnig.at, 24 Mar 2020)

General Interest

General
TURNING POINT
She made he Olympic debut at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, where she placed sixth in single sculls. "Rio was definitely a turning point. I have been a much better athlete since 2016. I was very unhappy after my final race at the Olympics, I was going for more and wasn't able to produce it in the final. After that I just became a lot more stable and consistent in my training. I got healthier too and missed less training due to illness. Every winter in the lead-up to Rio it felt like I was ill every month. I lost out on so much training. I had problems with my sinuses and my teeth. So I wore braces for two years and had my sinuses sorted and since Rio I haven't had any of the same issues." (row-360.com, 23 Jun 2020)

STUDYING IN THE US
She was offered a rowing scholarship at Clemson University in South Carolina, United States of America, but stayed there for only three weeks. "I was just so motivated to go to the world championships and the Austrian federation had told me I couldn't if I was studying in America. Clemson was great and treated me really well, but I had to follow my heart and that was to row at the world championships." (row-360.com, 23 Jun 2020)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/lobnig
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/magdalena.lobnig/
https://instagram.com/magdalenalobnig
Athlete Website: http://www.magdalenalobnig.at/

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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