Eric Knittel (born 20 April 1983, in
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
) is a German rower.
Knittel won the gold medal in the 2009
Rowing World Cup
The World Rowing Cup is an international rowing competition organized by FISA (the International Rowing Federation). It began in 1997 and comprises three regattas (apart from in 2001 when there were four) held throughout early summer. In each even ...
at
Lucerne
Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking po ...
in the men's double sculls with
Stephan Krüger
Stephan Krüger (born 29 November 1988, Rostock) is a German rower.
He was part of the German quadruple sculls team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, with René Bertram, Hans Gruhne and Christian Schreiber. The team finished in 6th.
In 2009, he ...
. He also teamed with him at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
.
Knittel is a member of the Berlin Rowing Club.
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1983 births
Living people
Rowers from Berlin
German male rowers
Olympic rowers of Germany
Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
World Rowing Championships medalists for Germany
European Rowing Championships medalists
20th-century German people
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