Andreas Hajek
Personal information
Born (1968-04-16) 16 April 1968
Weißenfels, East Germany
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight100 kg (220 lb)[1]
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  East Germany
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1986 NottinghamDouble sculls
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1992 Barcelona Quadruple sculls
Gold medal – first place1996 Atlanta Quadruple sculls
Bronze medal – third place2000 Sydney Quadruple sculls
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place1993 RačiceQuadruple sculls
Gold medal – first place1997 AiguebeletteDouble sculls
Gold medal – first place1998 CologneDouble sculls
Gold medal – first place1999 St. CatharinesQuadruple sculls
Gold medal – first place2001 LucerneQuadruple sculls
Silver medal – second place1995 TampereQuadruple sculls
Bronze medal – third place1994 IndianapolisQuadruple sculls
Bronze medal – third place2002 SevilleDouble sculls

Andreas Hajek (born 16 April 1968 in Weißenfels) is a retired German rower.

At the 1986 World Rowing Championships, he replaced a sick Thomas Lange at short notice when he was only 18; he won a bronze medal at that occasion. Hajek was the youngest East German team member that year.[2] During his career Hajek became a two-time Olympic champion[1] and five-time world champion.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andreas Hajek". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Jüngste in den Booten machten ihre Sache gut" [Youngest in the boats did a good job]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 41, no. 202. 27 August 1986. p. 7. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Andreas Hajek". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 27 October 2017.


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