Felix Wimberger (born 28 February 1990) is a German former representative

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. He is an Olympian, was a two time senior world champion in the German men's eight - the Deutschlandachter, and a two time underage world champion. He competed in the men's coxless four event at the

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. He rowed in the two seat when the Deutschlandachter at the 2017

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II set a world's best time of 5.18.68, which was still the standing world mark as of 2021.Best times World Rowing
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International rowing career

Wimberger's representative debut for Germany came in 2008 when he was selected in the German junior men's eight which won gold and a world junior title at the

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in Ottensheim. In 2010 he rowed the German U23 eight which won gold at the World U23 Rowing Championships in Belarus and then in 2012 he stroked the U23 eight to a silver medal performance at the U23 World Championships in Lithuania.Wimberger at World Rowing
/ref> In 2013 Wimberger moved into the German senior squad and a coxless four which finished in overall twelfth place at the

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in Chungju, South Korea. 2014 saw Wimberger secure a seat in the German men's eight. The 2014 eight was successful at the European Championships and the World Rowing Cup II and then at the

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in Amsterdam finished 0.66 seconds behind Great Britain and brought home a silver medal. 2015 saw Wimberger in the German men's coxless four which competed at World Rowing Cups and took fifth place at the

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in Aiguebelette. That same four went to the 2016 European Championships placing seventh, managed a fourth place at one of their two

appearances and then at

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they failed to make the A final and finished in overall twelfth place. The German marquee boat -the men's eight- was rebuilt in 2017 following the Olympics and Wimberger was one of five new oarsmen who gained seats. He held the two seat throughout their dominant season campaign, winning gold at the European Championships, two World Rowing Cups and ultimately at the

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where the German eight were crowned as world champions. In June 2017 at the

II in Poznan they set a new world's best time for the eight, taking 0.67 seconds off a 2012 mark set by Canada. The German crew with every man holding the same seat, continued their European and world dominance throughout 2018 winning at three World Rowing Cups, the 2018 European Championships and then defending their world title at the

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. In 2019 Wimberger was moved back to the German men's coxless four. They competed at all regattas in the international season and finished in overall tenth place at the

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. Those performances did not qualify the boat for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and they tried for final seeding for those delayed games at the 2021 final Olympic qualification regatta in Lucerne. They did not make the final or the qualification cut-off.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wimberger, Felix 1990 births Living people German male rowers Olympic rowers for Germany Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics People from Passau (district) Sportspeople from Lower Bavaria Rowers from Bavaria World Rowing Championships medalists for Germany