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Martin Sauer

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Martin Sauer is a German former rowing coxswain, born on 17 December 1982 in Wriezen and a member of the Berliner RuderClub. He steered the German senior men's eight, known as the Deutschlandachter, from 2009 to 2021, and in that time won eight world championship titles at senior level as well as three at underage level. He coxed the eight to Olympic gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, then to silver at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro and again at the delayed Tokyo Games, making him a triple Olympian and a triple Olympic medallist. In June 2017 the crew he steered set a world best time for the eight at the World Rowing Cup in Poznan. After his first Olympic success he and his crewmates received the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt, the highest sports award in Germany.

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Birth Year
1982 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
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Competed In

2012 Summer Olympics, Competitions
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2016 Summer Olympics, Competitions
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2020 Summer Olympics, Competitions
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Rowing, Sports
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Nationality

Germany

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Martin Sauer (born 17 December 1982) is a German former representative rowing coxswain.
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    Martin Sauer (born 17 December 1982) is a German former representative rowing coxswain.
  • Lead, Olympic medals
    He is a triple Olympian and a triple Olympic medallist.
  • Competed In: 2012 Summer Olympics, Lead, London
    He coxed the German crew which won the gold medal in the men's eight competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
  • Competed In: 2016 Summer Olympics, Lead, Rio
    At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he steered Germany's men's eight to their silver medal win.
  • Competed In: 2020 Summer Olympics, Lead, Tokyo
    He was selected in the German Olympic rowing squad for Tokyo 2021 and coxed the men's eight for his third Olympic appearance and his second Olympic silver medal.
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