Florian Mennigen (born 10 April 1982 in
Ratzeburg
Ratzeburg (; Low German: ''Ratzborg'') is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is surrounded by four lakes—the resulting isthmuses between the lakes form the access lanes to the town. Ratzeburg is the capital of the district Herzogtum La ...
) is a German former representative rower. He is a three time world champion and an Olympic gold medallist.
At the
2012 Summer Olympics in
London
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, he was in the crew - the Deutschlandachter- that won the gold medal in the
men's eight competition.
Personal
Mennigen is an alumnus of
Boston University
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. Following his 2012 Olympic success he was awarded the
Silbernes Lorbeerblatt
Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (Silver Laurel Leaf), the highest sports award in Germany, was endowed on 23 June 1950 by the German President Theodor Heuss. It is awarded to athletes and teams of exemplary character that have won medals at Olympic and ...
(Silver Laurel Leaf), Germany's highest sports award, for the achievement.
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1982 births
Living people
Olympic rowers for Germany
Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
People from Ratzeburg
Olympic gold medalists for Germany
German male rowers
Boston University alumni
People from Duxbury, Massachusetts
Olympic medalists in rowing
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
World Rowing Championships medalists for Germany
Sportspeople from Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Sportspeople from Schleswig-Holstein
Recipients of the Silver Laurel Leaf
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