Gert Kirkel ( Dutch: Geert Cirkel , born October 20, 1978) is a Dutch athlete, rower, winner of the World Championship in rowing in 2001 , 2005 , 2006 and 2007 . He specialized in performing in fours.
| Geert Kirkel | |
|---|---|
| niderl. Geert cirkel | |
| personal information | |
| Floor | male |
| A country |  |
| Specialization | |
| Club | AUSR ORCA |
| Date of Birth | October 20, 1978 (aged 40) |
| Place of Birth | Dordrecht , Netherlands |
| Sports career | 1994 - 2008 |
| Growth | 199 |
| Weight | 95 |
Biography
Geert Kirkel was born on October 20, 1978 in the city of Dordrecht , South Holland . He began his professional career as a rower since 1994. He trained at the AUSR ORCA club in Utrecht. Since 2008, he stopped professional rowing classes and began medical practice. He works as a therapist at the oncology department of one of the Utrecht clinics [1] .
The first international competition Kirkel took part in was the 1996 Junior Rowing World Championships in Glasgow , UK . With the result 07: 12.570 in the final swim of the twos without the FB steering group, the Dutch rowers took fifth place [2] .
Kirkel’s performance as a four-helmsman at the 2001 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne ended with a silver medal. In the final race, Dutch rowers with a score of 5: 42.64 finished second, losing to rivals from Germany (5: 40.89 - 1st place), ahead of rowers from Italy (5: 42.87 - 3rd place) [3] [4 ] ] .
At the 2007 World Rowing Championships in Munich , Kirkel competed in fours without a helmsman. With the result 05: 55.490, the Dutch rowers finished third, skipping ahead rivals from Italy (05: 55.150 - 2nd place) and New Zealand (05: 54.240 - 1st place) [5] .
Notes
- ↑ Geert Cirkel (nl-NL). Archived February 3, 2018. Date of treatment February 2, 2018.
- ↑ Events - worldrowing.com www.worldrowing.com. Date of treatment February 2, 2018. Archived on February 3, 2018.
- ↑ 2001 Lucerne World Championships - Australian Rowing History . www.rowinghistory-aus.info. Date of treatment January 23, 2018. Archived on February 3, 2018.
- ↑ The Independent Rowing News Inc. Rowing News . - The Independent Rowing News Inc., 2001 .-- S. 7 .-- 64 p.
- ↑ Rowing: World Championships 2007 - Results Men . www.the-sports.org. Date of treatment February 2, 2018. Archived on February 3, 2018.
Links
- Kirkel, Geert - profile on the FISA website