Andrew Landenberger (born 15 September 1966) is an Australian sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the Tornado class at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

together with Mitch Booth.

Life and career

Born in

Grafton, New South Wales Grafton ( Bundjalung-Yugambeh: Gumbin Gir) is a city in the Northern Rivers region of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is located on the Clarence River, approximately by road north-northeast of the state capital Sydney. The closest m ...

, Landenberger started building sails in Australia under his own label, Landenberger One Design, in 1987. By 1989, he claimed his first clean sweep winning the State, National and World Championships in the International Moth Class. By 1996, Landenberger had won an Olympic silver medal in the Tornado class together with Mitch Booth. Since then the full energy has been devoted to sail making. In 2001, Landenberger made the decision to move with his family to Germany. Landenberger One Design has developed into a business of eight staff specializing mostly in One Design Classes. The production is headed up by Felix Egner who has been with the company since 2004. Despite little time for sailing Landenberger and Egner have sailed two regattas together in the past two years "just for fun" but managed to finish 1st in the 2005 Topcat K1 World Championships and 3rd in the 2006 F18 World Championships. In 2007, Landenberger build a second home in Australia on the banks of the Clarence River. He owns an extensive design loft where he can develop sails and escape the European winter. Landenberger is a descendant of the noted nineteenth-century sculler Michael Rush.

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* 1966 births Living people Australian male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Tornado Olympic sailors for Australia Olympic silver medalists for Australia Olympic medalists in sailing People from Grafton, New South Wales Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportsmen from New South Wales World champions in sailing for Australia {{Australia-yachtracing-bio-stub