Florian Spalteholz

Florian Spalteholz (born 4 March 1977) is a German former sailor, who specialized in the multihull (Tornado) class.[1] Together with his partner Johannes Polgar, he was named one of the country's top sailors in the mixed multihull catamaran for the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing in eighth place.[2] A member of North German Regatta Club (German: Norddeutscher Regatta Verein), Spalteholz trained most of his competitive sailing career under the tutelage of his Norwegian-born personal coach Rigo de Nijs.[3]

Florian Spalteholz
Personal information
Full nameFlorian Spalteholz
Nationality Germany
Born (1977-03-04) 4 March 1977
Hamburg, West Germany
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Multihull
ClubNorddeutscher Regatta Verein
CoachRigo de Nijs (NOR)

Spalteholz competed for the German sailing squad, as a 31-year-old skipper in the Tornado class, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to their maiden Games, he and skipper Polgar topped the selection criteria in a duel against brothers Tino and Niko Mittelmeier for the country's Tornado berth, based on their cumulative scores attained at two international regattas stipulated by the German Sailing Federation (German: Deutscher Segler Verband).[4] The German duo started off the race series in the middle of the fleet until the shifty wind conditions propelled them to the front on the final half with a single victory and a triad of top-five marks, making both Spalteholz and Polgar eligible for the medal race.[5][6] An unforeseen capsize by the German duo on the initial run, however, saw their medal chances vanish, plummeting them further to eighth overall with 74 net points.[2][7][8]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Florian Spalteholz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. "Spain wins gold in Tornado as Australia loses gamble". Sina Corp. 21 August 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. "Das deutsche Dreimal-Sechs-Team für Olympia" [The three-time, six-crew German team for the Olympics] (in German). Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. "Die ersten Hamburger für Olympia" [The Hamburg natives are going to the Olympics] (in German). Bild. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. "Echavarri and Paz Tie With Bundock and Ashby". World Sailing. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  6. "Echavarri and Paz Team To Beat In Tornado Medal Race". World Sailing. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  7. "Echavarri and Paz of Spain Win Tornado Gold". World Sailing. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  8. "Beijing 2008: Open Tornado Class". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.


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