Toni Wilhelm (born 5 February 1983) is a German competitive

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. He was born in

Lörrach Lörrach () is a town in southwest Germany, in the valley of the Wiese, close to the French and the Swiss borders. It is the capital of the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg. It is the home of a number of large employers, including t ...

. He competed in

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at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he finished in 4th place. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in

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, he finished in 6th place.

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1983 births Living people People from Lörrach Sportspeople from Freiburg (region) German windsurfers Olympic sailors for Germany German male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Mistral One Design Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – RS:X Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – RS:X Summer World University Games medalists in sailing FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Germany Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade {{Germany-yachtracing-bio-stub