FOLLERT Laurits

Date of Birth: 10 Apr 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.94/6'4''

Place of birth: DUISBURG

Birth Country:

Germany

Place of residence : DORTMUND

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	Men's Eight GER Germany	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Eight Heat 1 #59	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Eight Final A #130	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championships

Year	Location	2-	4-	8+
2019	Linz, AUT	-	-	1
2018	Plovdiv, BUL	24	-	-
2017	Sarasota, FL, USA	-	6	-

European Championships

Year	Location	2-	8+
2021	Varese, ITA	-	4
2020	Poznan, POL	-	1
2019	Lucerne, SUI	-	1
2018	Glasgow, GBR	8	-

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	Eight	2021	Sabaudia, ITA	5:24.87
1	Eight	2019	Poznan, POL	5:45.83
2	Eight	2021	Lucerne, SUI	5:24.29
2	Eight	2019	Rotterdam, NED	5:50.88
7	Pair	2018	Linz, AUT	6:37.49
7	Four	2017	Lucerne, SUI	6:03.40
8	Pair	2018	Belgrade, SRB	6:37.53
11	Pair	2018	Lucerne, SUI	6:46.31

World Championships Under 23

Year	Location	8+
2016	Rotterdam, NED	3

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

Occupation:

Athlete, Police Officer

Physiotherapy - University of Health Sciences Bochum, Germany

Languages spoken:

English, German

Crefelder RC [Germany]

Markus Wostemeyer [club], GER; Uwe Bender [national], GER

In 2017 he missed five weeks of training after bruising his ribs. (deutschlandachter.de, 30 Jan 2018)

He could not compete for five months during 2016 after developing back problems. (deutschlandachter.de, 16 Nov 2016)

He began rowing around 2009 at the Uerdinger Rowing Club in Krefeld, Germany. As a child he competed in sculling, until 2013 when he moved to Crefelder Rowing Club and began competing in sweep boats. "Crefelder RC was much closer to my home anyway, just five minutes on the bike. I greatly improved there. I made a real leap forward." (deutschlandachter.de, 30 Jan 2018; deutschlandachter.de, 03 May 2017)

He followed his brother into the sport. (deutschlandachter.de, 29 Jan 2020; deutschlandachter.de, 03 May 2017)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (deutschlandachter.de, 30 Jan 2018)

He trains twice a day at the national training centre in Dortmund, Germany. (wz.de, 19 Sep 2019)

Winning gold in the men's eight at the 2019 World Championships in Linz Ottensheim, Austria. (wz.de, 19 Sep 2020)

Before he races, he listens to music and goes for a short walk. (deutschlandachter.de, 30 Jan 2018)

Philosophy:

"Rowing is not a hobby, it is my life." (sponsoo.de, 01 Jan 2016)

General Interest

General
FROM JUNIOR TO SENIOR EIGHT BOAT
He won gold in the men's eight at the junior world championships in 2013 as well as at the U23 world championships in 2015, followed by a bronze medal in the eight at the U23 world championships in 2016. After this, he competed in the four and pair in 2017 and 2018, before being called up to the senior men's eight for the European championships in 2019. He said it was always his goal to compete in the German men's eight. "It is something special when you know that you are part of the German men's eight. Anyone who is involved in competitive rowing has the goal of making it into this boat. But I also realised that the hard work was only just beginning. I want to train even harder because the German eight has had so much success in the past." (deutschlandachter.de, 26 Apr 2019; deutschlandachter.de, 06 Jun 2019, DeutschlandAchter Facebook Page, 04 Jun 2019; bundesgesundheitsministerium.de, 01 Jan 2020)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/laurits_follert/?hl=de

Legend

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

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