Stefan Holtz
Stefan " Holtzi " Holtz ( born February 27, 1981 in Neubrandenburg ) is a German canoeist.
Holtz began his career at SC Neubrandenburg, but moved to the beginning of his international career to the Rhine brothers Karlsruhe. His home was coach Detlef Hofmann. He specialized in the Canadian discipline of canoe racing and paddling on the left. His first international success was the victory at the Junior European Championships in 1998 in a two - Canadians. In 2005, he was able to first qualify for the senior national team and won at the World Championships in Zagreb the bronze medal in four-man canoe over 1000 m. 2006 in Szeged he took the four - Canadians the world title over 1,000 m and with Robert Nuck silver in the two - Canadians. At the World Championships 2007 he won two silver medals in the four - Canadians about 500 and 1000 m.
For the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the 2.02 m tall athlete could not qualify because of the German Canoe Association nominated only three athletes from the Canadian disciplines. In spring 2009, Robert Nuck spent a year with the SC DHfK Leipzig to Karlsruhe to train together with Holtz can. The duo won the title at the Canoe Sprint World Championships in 2009 and at the Canoe Sprint European Championships in 2009 and took about 500 m over 200 m each bronze. In 2010, he could only compete in one - Canadians due to injury to Nuck.
Holtz worked as a service engineer and lived in Karlsruhe until December 2010. On 1 January 2011 he moved to Regensburg and moved from the Rhine brothers Karlsruhe SC DHfK Leipzig, where he is coached by Kay Vesely. His two partners Robert Nuck had returned to Leipzig in 2010, but was unable to qualify for the European Championships in 2011, the duo with an eighth place above 1000 m in the qualifying race in early April 2011 in Duisburg and was subsequently dissolved. At the 2011 World Championships he won with his new partner Tomasz Wylenzek the title over 1000 m.
Achievements
- World Championships: 3x Gold, 3x Silver, 3x Bronze
- European Championships: 3x gold, 2 silver, 4x bronze