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German rower
Stephan Fahrig
Born (1968-11-20 ) 20 November 1968Unkel Died 23 January 2017(2017-01-23) (aged 48) Occupation Sports scientist Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Sport Rowing Club RTHC Bayer Leverkusen
Stephan Fahrig (20 November 1968 – 23 January 2017) was a German lightweight rower and a sports scientist.
Fahrig was born in 1968 in Unkel in West Germany. He took up rowing aged 14 and over his career, he won 15 national titles. Initially rowing for WSV Bad Honnef, he later changed to RTHC Bayer Leverkusen .[ 1] World Rowing Championships between 1988 and 1995. He was regarded as a leader among his rowing colleagues, had a disciplined training regime, and an aim for perfection.[ 1]
At the 1988 World Rowing Championships in Milan , he competed with the lightweight men's eight and came fourth. He won a gold medal at the 1989 World Rowing Championships in Bled with the lightweight men's four. He retained his world championship title with the lightweight men's four at the 1990 World Rowing Championships in Tasmania .[ 2]
After the German reunification , he competed at the 1991 World Rowing Championships with the lightweight men's four in Vienna and came sixth. At the 1992 World Rowing Championships in Montreal , he won bronze with the lightweight men's quad scull. Changing back to sweep rowing , he competed at the 1993 World Rowing Championships in Račice in the lightweight men's pair, and he won a bronze medal together with Herbert Vogt . At the 1994 World Rowing Championships in Indianapolis , he competed with the lightweight men's four and won bronze. His final international competition was the 1995 World Rowing Championships , where he came fourth with the lightweight men's eight.[ 2]
In 2010, he obtained a doctorate in sports science , with the title of his thesis "Interaktionsproblematik im Riemenzweier der Sportart Rudern" (Problematic of the interaction of paired sweep rowers in the sport of rowing). He lived in Berlin , where he was distribution manager for medical equipment and competed in cycling. He died in 2017 from leukemia .[ 1]
FISA championships
1974 : Campbell Johnston , Andrew Michelmore , Geoffrey Rees , Colin Smith )1975 : Francis Pelegri , Michel Picard , André Coupat , André Picard )1976 : André Picard , Michel Picard , André Coupat , Francis Pelegri )1977 : André Picard , Michel Picard , André Coupat , Francis Pelegri )1978 : Michael Raduner , Thomas von Weissenfluh , Pierre Zentner , Pierre Kovacs )1979 : Ian Wilson , Stuart Wilson , Colin Barratt , Nicholas Howe )1980 : Graham Gardiner , Charles Bartlett , Clyde Hefer , Simon Gillett )1981 : Graham Gardiner , Charles Bartlett , Clyde Hefer , Simon Gillett )1982 : Marco Romano , Daniele Boschin , Paolo Martinelli Pasquale Aiese )1983 : Alberto Molina , Luis María Moreno , José María de Marco Pérez , Juan María Altuna Muñoa )1984 : Fernando Molina , José María de Marco Pérez , Luis María Moreno , Alberto Molina ) Official world championships
1985 : Alwin Otten , Frank Rogall , Thomas Jaekel , Wolfgang Birkner )1986 : Franco Pantano , Dario Longhin , Nerio Gainotti , Mauro Torta )1987 : Thomas Palm , Erik Ring , Gerd Meyer , Sebastian Franke )1988 : Mauro Torta , Dario Longhin , Massimo Lana , Nerio Gainotti )1989 : Klaus Altena , Stephan Fahrig , Michael Buchheit , Bernhard Stomporowski )1990 : Klaus Altena , Michael Buchheit , Stephan Fahrig , Bernhard Stomporowski )1991 : Christopher Bates , Toby Hessian , Tom Kay , Carl Smith )1992 : Christopher Bates , Toby Hessian , Tom Kay , Carl Smith )1993 : Thomas Beetham , Matthew Collins , Chris Kerber , Jonathan Moss )1994 : Eskild Ebbesen , Victor Feddersen , Niels Henriksen , Thomas Poulsen )1995 : Carlo Gaddi , Leonardo Pettinari , Andrea Re , Ivano Zasio )1997 : Thomas Ebert , Thomas Poulsen , Eskild Ebbesen , Victor Feddersen )1998 : Eskild Ebbesen , Thomas Ebert , Victor Feddersen , Thomas Poulsen )1999 : Eskild Ebbesen , Thomas Ebert , Victor Feddersen , Thomas Poulsen )2001 : Sebastian Sageder , Bernd Wakolbinger , Wolfgang Sigl , Martin Kobau )2002 : Thor Kristensen , Thomas Ebert , Stephan Mølvig , Eskild Ebbesen )2003 : Thor Kristensen , Thomas Ebert , Stephan Mølvig , Eskild Ebbesen )2005 : Franck Solforosi , Jérémy Pouge , Jean-Christophe Bette , Fabien Tilliet )2006 : Huang Zhongming , Wu Chongkui , Lin Zhang , Tian Jun )2007 : Richard Chambers , James Lindsay-Fynn , Paul Mattick , James Clarke )2009 : Matthias Schömann-Finck , Jost Schömann-Finck , Jochen Kühner , Martin Kühner )2010 : Richard Chambers , Paul Mattick , Rob Williams , Chris Bartley )2011 : Anthony Edwards , Samuel Beltz , Ben Cureton , Todd Skipworth )2013 : Kasper Winther Jørgensen , Jacob Larsen , Jacob Barsøe , Morten Jørgensen )2014 : Kasper Winther Jørgensen , Jacob Larsen , Jacob Barsøe , Morten Jørgensen )2015 : Lucas Tramèr , Simon Schürch , Simon Niepmann , Mario Gyr )2017 : Federico Duchich , Leone Barbaro , Lorenzo Tedesco , Piero Sfiligoi )
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