Linus Lichtschlag

Linus Lichtschlag ( born September 4, 1988 in Berlin ) is a German rower. His biggest successes are the victory at the World Championships 2010 at the lightweight quadruple sculls and the 2010 European Championships in the lightweight double sculls. At the Olympic Games in London in 2012, he finished 6th place in the final.

Career

Light blow came to rowing through the rowing squad of Paul Natorp High School at the age of thirteen years, and joined the rowing club at the Wannsee quickly. In 2006, he was the first member of the national team at the Junior World Championships, he finished in a two coxless sixth place. In his first year in the age group under 23, he was spare rowers for the U23 World Championships, the following year he qualified in the lightweight double sculls for this competition, and came in the final in fourth place. In 2009 he became German champion in the lightweight single sculls ( U23 ), was once again qualified for the U23 World Championships and won the bronze medal.

In May 2010, the light was resuspended in Brandenburg an der Havel first time German champion in the lightweight single sculls and was subsequently nominated in the lightweight double sculls with the two- years-younger Lars Hartig of the Rowing World Cup. After a third place in Munich and a second place in Lucerne Lichtschlag and Hartig were in September in Montemor -o -Velho (Portugal ) European champion. At the World Championships 2010 he won in the same occupation, the B-final and finished in seventh place overall. In the lightweight quadruple sculls he was on the day after world champion.

Lichtschlag is a student in Berlin and starts for the rowing club at the Wannsee.

Achievements

International success

  • 2010: 1st place European Championships in the lightweight double sculls
  • 2010: 1st place in the World Championships lightweight quadruple sculls
  • 2010: 7th place World Championships lightweight double sculls
  • 2011: 4th place in the World Championships lightweight double sculls
  • 2012: 6th place Olympic Games in the lightweight double sculls

Rowing World Cup

  • 2010: 3rd place World Rowing Cup II, Munich in the lightweight double sculls
  • 2010: 2nd place World Rowing Cup III, Lucerne in the lightweight double sculls
  • 2010: 3rd place in the overall standings in the lightweight double sculls
  • 2011: 1st place World Rowing Cup I, Munich in the lightweight double sculls
  • 2011: 5th place World Rowing Cup III, Lucerne in the lightweight double sculls
  • 2011: 2nd place in the overall standings in the lightweight double sculls
  • 2012: 5th place World Rowing Cup II, Lucerne in the lightweight double sculls
  • 2012: 8th Place World Rowing Cup III, Munich in the double sculls

National success

  • 2007: 1st place German Great Boat Championships in coxless four
  • 2008: 6th in German Small Boat Championships in the lightweight single sculls
  • 2010: 1st place German Small Boat Championships in the lightweight single sculls
  • 2011: 1st place German championships in the lightweight double sculls
2010 World Rowing Championships Lightweight rowing Quad scull Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics Montemor-o-Velho Jonathan Koch (rower) Lars Wichert Ingo Euler Peter Ording Eric Knittel Manuel Brehmer
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