Jochen Kühner (born 15 October 1980 in
Speyer
Speyer (, older spelling ; ; ), historically known in English as Spires, is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate in the western part of the Germany, Federal Republic of Germany with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Located on the left bank of the r ...
) is a German rower. At the
2008
2008 was designated as:
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*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
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and
2012 Summer Olympics
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, he competed in the
men's lightweight four. He has also been world champion in this event, along with his brother
Martin Kühner,
Jost Schömann-Finck, and
Matthias Schömann-Finck.
He has also been world champion in the men's lightweight eight, and runner up in the men's lightweight pair, again with his brother.
Competitions
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2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...
–
Men's lightweight coxless four
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2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
–
Men's lightweight coxless four
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2007 World Rowing Championships
The 2007 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 26 August to 2 September 2007 at Oberschleißheim Regatta Course in Oberschleißheim near Munich, Germany.
Medal summary
Men's events
Non-Olympic classes
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– LM2- – 2nd place (silver medal)
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2009 World Rowing Championships – LM4- – 1st place (gold medal)
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2010 World Rowing Championships
The 2010 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 31 October to 7 November 2010 on Lake Karapiro near Cambridge, New Zealand, Cambridge, New Zealand. The annual week-long rowing (sport), rowing regatta was or ...
– LM8+ – 1st place (gold medal)
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2012 World Rowing Championships – LM8+ – 1st place (gold medal)
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2009 European Rowing Championships – LM4- – 2nd place (silver medal)
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2010 European Rowing Championships – LM4- – 1st place (gold medal)
See also
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Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Germany at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Germany competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics after its reunification in 1990. The German Olympic Sports Confederation (, ''DOSB'' ...
References
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1980 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Speyer
Olympic rowers for Germany
Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
World Rowing Championships medalists for Germany
German male rowers
21st-century German sportsmen
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