Toni Wilhelm

Toni Wilhelm ( born February 5, 1983 in Lörrach ) is a German windsurfers.

Toni Wilhelm has a degree in sports science. The athlete of the Württemberg yacht club was active initially than in the Mistral class. Here he took in 2002 at the Lake Neusiedl first time in Europe in the championships and was 31 Towards the end of the year he arrived at his first World Championships in Pattaya, ranking 47th. The following year saw the 27th place at the European Championship in Mondello the 33rd and at the World Championships in Cadiz. A first rank in the top ten reached Wilhelm in Cesme where he was eighth in the World Championships. At the European Championships in Sopot shortly afterwards he was ranked 13th for the first career climax and conclusion of the career on the Mistral was the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens. There he reached the 30th place.

After the games, Wilhelm moved to the RS: X, which should now be the olympic. The change took place without any major problems. In 2004 he participated in Alacati in the European championships and was ranked 18th in the early autumn of the world championships followed on Lake Garda, where he reached the Top Ten with eighth. Were less successful, the following two years. At the European Championships in Limassol and Brest was Wilhelm 20 and 29, at the World Championships in Cascais, Auckland 35th and 27th He also missed the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. After that, the performance improved again. The World Championships in Weymouth and the Isle of Portland in 2009 brought the 18th rank, 2010 in Kerteminde he missed fourth narrowly winning a first international medal. The 2011 World Championships in Perth ended as William 15 re in the top ten, he managed at the European Championships 2012 in Madeira and the World Championships in Cadiz in sixth and eighth. He has qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. There, he missed just four points in fourth place against Przemysław Miarczynski the bronze medal.