Linus Lichtschlag (born 4 September 1988, Berlin) is a German

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

. He participated in 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 ...

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where he competed in the Men's lightweight double sculls event together with his teammate

Lars Hartig Lars Hartig (born 24 December 1990) is a German Rowing (sport), rower. A World and European medallist, he participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where he competed in the Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight double ...

. They qualified for the A finals, where they reached a sixth place. The team had previously won gold at the 2010 European Championships in the same event.

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1988 births Living people Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics German male rowers Olympic rowers for Germany World Rowing Championships medalists for Germany Rowers from Berlin 21st-century German people {{Germany-rowing-bio-stub