Patrick Follmann
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Follmann |
| Nickname | Paddo[1] |
| Nationality |  Germany |
| Born | 20 April 1989 Regensburg, West Germany |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Dinghy |
| Club | Deutscher Touring Yacht Club[1] |
Patrick Follmann (born April 20, 1989 in Regensburg) is a German sailor, who specialized in two-person dinghy (470) class.[1][2] He represented Germany, along with his partner Ferdinand Gerz, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and has also been training throughout most of his sporting career at Deutscher Touring Yacht Club in Tutzing.[1][3] He also obtained a career best result with a single victory for the German squad in the men's 470 class at the 2012 Kieler Woche Tournament in Kiel.[4] As of September 2014, Follmann is ranked no. 147 in the world for two-person dinghy class by the International Sailing Federation.
Follmann qualified as a skipper for the German squad in the men's 470 class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by placing fifteenth and receiving a berth from the ISAF World Championships in Perth, Western Australia.[3][5][6] Teaming with crew member Ferdinand Gerz in the opening series, the German duo recorded a score of 105 net points to establish a thirteenth-place finish in a fleet of twenty-seven boats.[7][8]
References
- ^ a b c d "Patrick Follmann". London 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Patrick Follmann". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ a b "DOSB nominiert die ersten 85 Athleten für London" (in German). Olympiastützpunkt Berlin. 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Olympiateilnehmer überzeugen nur teilweise" (in German). Focus.de. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "WM in Perth: Delle und Goltz Können für Olympia Planen" (in German). Segler-Zeitung. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Bayerisches Duo mit großem Potenzial" (in German). Mittelbayerische Zeitung. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Men's 470". London 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ Kemmling, Carsten (9 August 2012). "Deutsche Segler bei Olympia 2012: Kein Platz für Überraschungen" (in German). Spiegel Online. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
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External links
- Patrick Follmann on Twitter
- ISAF Profile
- NBC Olympics Profile
- DOSB Profile Template:De icon
- German Sailing Team Bio
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