Benedict Eggeling (born 16 February 1999) is a German rower. He competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[1]

Early and personal life

From Eschwege, he played handball and competed in handball before focusing on rowing. He was a member of Eschwege Rowing Club from the age of nine years old, and as a teenager he won bronze in the 3000 metres long-distance single scull race at the national competition in Wolfsburg. In 2014, Eggeling moved to Bedford School in England. In 2017, he returned to Germany, and lived in Hamburg before later being based in Dortmund.[2][3] He attended the University of Münster.[4]

Career

He won gold in Duisburg at the 2020 European Rowing U23 Championships in the men’s eight. He won a bronze medal in the men’s eight at the 2021 World Rowing U23 Championships in the Czech Republic.[2] He was a bronze medal winner in the men's 8 at Luzern in 2022 in the Rowing World Cup.[5]

He won a silver medal at the 2024 European Rowing Championships in Szeged.[6] He competed in the men's eight at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Benedict Eggeling". Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "BENEDICT EGGELING'S AMBITION IS UNBROKEN". deutschlandachter.de. July 19, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  3. ^ "Benedict is rewarded with silver". Werra-rundschau.de. September 30, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  4. ^ "Benedict Eggeling". uni-muenster.de. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  5. ^ "Föster rudert zu Gold, Deutschland-Achter und Weber holen Bronze". Ruder.de. July 10, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  6. ^ "Samstag bringt die ersten vier EM-Medaillen für den DRV". Rudern.de. April 27, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  7. ^ "Bereit für Ruder-Finals: Favorit Zeidler rockt, der Achter lebt". Sportdchau.de. August 2, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
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