Jörg Landvoigt

Jörg Landvoigt (born March 23, 1951 in Brandenburg an der Havel) is a former East German (GDR) rower. With his twin brother Bernd Landvoigt, he won two Olympic gold medals and four World Championship titles in rowing.

Athletic career

Landvoigt studied sports from 1969 to 1977. After the successful completion of his studies, he worked as a coach for SC Dynamo Potsdam.

He achieved his first major success by winning the bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich as a member of the GDR men's eight. He and his brother then went on to row the pair and became one of the most successful men's pairs of all time, winning 179 out of 180 consecutive races. They won Olympic gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, World Championship titles in 1974, 1975, 1978 and 1979, and won national titles in the GDR in 1974, 1978 and 1979.

Today he works for the Regional Sports Federation of Brandenburg and is responsible for high-performance sport in Brandenburg. In 1998, Landvoigt became the honorary chairman of the Havel-Regatta-Verein von 1920. In this position, he organizes and plans regional and national rowing events in the areas of Potsdam and Brandenburg, such as the Junior World Rowing Championships in Brandenburg 2005.

Personal life

Currently, Landvoigt is living with his wife in Potsdam where he works as a rowing coach. His son, Ike Landvoigt, is also a successful rower, winning the men's eight at the 1995 World Rowing Championships in Tampere, Finland.

References

• Kubatko, Justin. "Jörg Landvoigt Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/jorg-landvoigt-1.html. Retrieved 21 May 2010.