Hannes Baumann (born 9 August 1982) is a German sailor. He competed 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 ...

in the 49er class.

Early life

Hannes Baumann was born in

Bad Saarow-Pieskow Bad Saarow ( dsb, Zarow; 1950–2002: Bad Saarow-Pieskow) is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the Oder-Spree district, in Brandenburg, Germany. The place is known for its hot springs and for its mineral-rich mud. Their healing proper ...

. He started sailing at the age of 11 and started racing at 12. His favorites hobbies apart from sailing are : cycling, snowboarding, surfing. The person he admires the most is

Robert Scheidt Robert Scheidt (born April 15, 1973) is a Brazilian sailor who has won two gold medals, two silver medals and a bronze from five Olympic Games and a Star Sailors League Final. He is one of the most successful sailors at Olympic Games and one of t ...

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* * * * 1982 births Living people People from Oder-Spree People from Bezirk Frankfurt German male sailors (sport) Sportspeople from Brandenburg Olympic sailors of Germany Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 49er {{ Germany-sport-bio-stub