Silke Hörmann

Silke Hörmann ( born January 26, 1986 in Karlsruhe ) is a German canoeist.

The FIVB World Sportswoman of the Rhine brothers Karlsruhe in 2002 and 2004 European junior champion in four-man kayak about 500 m. At the 2006 World Championships in Szeged, she was vice-world champion in four-man kayak about 1000 m, but then could not qualify for the senior national team. You still belongs to the perspective squad (CP cadres ) of the German Canoe Association. In 2010, she made ​​the jump to the national team and won at the Canoe Sprint World Championships 2010 in Poznan in double kayak over 1000 m with Carolin Leonhardt the silver medal. 2011 Hörmann won at the 39th World Championships in Szeged in four kayak over 500 m with Carolin Leonhardt, Franziska Weber and Tina Dietze the silver medal. At the European Championships 2012 in Zagreb Hörmann won the silver medal in the 1000 m. Hörmann is part of the Olympic team in 2012. It occurs K1 500m women in the discipline.

Hörmann lives in Karlsruhe and works as a media designer.

Her older sister Judith Hörmann is also internationally successful canoeist and was a 2005 and 2006 at the same time with her to the national team, but without being used together with her in a boat.