WEISSENFELD Johannes

Date of Birth: 19 Aug 1994

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.99/6'6''

Place of birth: HERDECKE

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	4-	8+
2019	Linz, AUT	-	1
2018	Plovdiv, BUL	-	1
2017	Sarasota, FL, USA	-	1
2015	Aiguebelette-le-Lac, FRA	5	-

European Championships

Year	Location	8+
2021	Varese, ITA	4
2020	Poznan, POL	1
2019	Lucerne, SUI	1
2018	Glasgow, GBR	1
2017	Racice, CZE	1

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	Eight	2021	Sabaudia, ITA	5:24.87
1	Eight	2019	Poznan, POL	5:45.83
1	Eight	2018	Lucerne, SUI	5:31.81
1	Eight	2018	Linz, AUT	5:26.88
1	Eight	2018	Belgrade, SRB	5:24.91
1	Eight	2017	Lucerne, SUI	5:24.31
1	Eight	2017	Poznan, POL	5:18.68
2	Eight	2021	Lucerne, SUI	5:24.29
2	Eight	2019	Rotterdam, NED	5:50.88

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

Jo (deutschlandachter.de, 16 Dec 2014)

Playing video games, supporting German football club Borussia Dortmund. (deutschlandachter.de, 16 Dec 2014; Deutschland-Achter Vimeo account, 15 Dec 2018)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Medicine - Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

Languages spoken:

RC Westfalen Herdecke [Germany]

Uwe Bender [national], GER

He began rowing in school. (deutschlandachter.de, 05 Jun 2015)

"I came to rowing by chance. We had a teacher at our high school in Herdecke, who taught rowing. He saw something in me and introduced me to the rowing club coach." (dosb.de, 22 Nov 2019)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (waz.de 23 Mar 2020)

He trains 40 hours a week. (pwc.de, 01 Jan 2020)

Winning gold in the eight at the 2017 World Championships in Sarasota, FL, United States of America. (pwc.de, 01 Jan 2020)

His former coach Guido Kutscher. (deutschlandachter.de, 12 Dec 2016)

Philosophy:

"We don't get into the boat to finish second." (pwc.de, 01 Jan 2020)

General Interest

General
RIO DISAPPOINTMENT
He travelled to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro as a reserve. "I don't have any good memories of Rio. They are still sore. Being able only to watch made me very sad. It certainly motivated me to work at my strengths and weaknesses. It takes a lot of strength to perform constantly. You have to have the talent to stay focused while winning and always look forward to the next goal. And you have to learn more from your defeats than your victories." (sporthilfe.de, 01 Jul 2019; Deutschland-Achter Vimeo account, 15 Dec 2018)

MEDICAL STUDIES
He is a medical student at Bochum University. "I have heard many young athletes say that they want to stop doing competitive sports to get a better high school diploma. In my opinion, this is often just an excuse to get back into a comfort zone. I personally would not have achieved better grades if I hadn't done any sport. I also learnt many life skills, such as time management, in the process. So everyone should at least try and not assume that you can't do it." (sporthilfe.de, 01 Jul 2019)

Social Media

Legend

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

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