Andreas Hajek (born 16 April 1968 in Weißenfels) is a retired German rower.
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Born | Weißenfels, East Germany | 16 April 1968||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (220 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
edit- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Andreas Hajek". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 27 October 2017.