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| Born | (1988-08-24)24 August 1988 |
| Died | 9 February 2019(2019-02-09) (aged 30) |
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Maximilian Reinelt (24 August 1988 – 9 February 2019) was a Germanrower and physician. He won a gold medal at the2012 Summer Olympics, and a silver medal at the2016 Summer Olympics, as well as twoWorld Championships and fourEuropean Championships. In 2016, he was awarded theSilbernes Lorbeerblatt, Germany's highest sports award.
Reneilt started rowing for Germany as a junior in 2006.[1] He finished second in three U23 World Championship events.[1] In 2010, he was promoted to the senior boat by coachRalf Holtmeyer [de].[1]
Reinelt was part of the team that won the gold medal in themen's eight competition at the2012 Summer Olympics inLondon.[1][2][3] It was Germany's first gold medal in the event since1988.[1] He also won gold in the men's eight at the2010[4] and2011 World Championships[5] and the2013,[6]2014,[7]2015,[8] and2016 European Championships,[9] and silver at the2013,[10][11]2014,[12] and2015 World Championships.[13] He was also part of a German team that won a record 36 consecutive races.[1] At the2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro, he competed as part of Germany'smen's eight team which won the silver medal.[14][3] The eight rowers were awarded theSilbernes Lorbeerblatt (Silver Laurel Leaf), Germany's highest sports award, for their achievement.[15][16] It was Reinelt's second such award having been similarly recognised for his 2012 Olympic gold.[17]
After the 2016 Olympics, Reinelt retired to focus on studyingmedicine inBochum.[2][18][19] He was one of three rowers from the German 2016 Olympic team who retired after the Games, the others beingAndreas Kuffner andMaximilian Munski.[19] In early 2019, Reinelt became doctor of the Germany U23 rowing squad.[15] He had been scheduled to attend their rowing camp inMequinenza, Spain.[2][18]
On 9 February 2019, Reinelt died whilst skiing inSt. Moritz, Switzerland, with his fiancée.[14] Resuscitation attempts failed,[1] and his death was announced byGraubuenden police.[14] Speaking about Reinelt's death,IOC presidentThomas Bach said "Maximilian Reinelt is one of the great athletes of German rowing and beyond that a very likeable person, who has managed to combine competitive sports and his vocational training as a doctor with great success."[2] According to the autopsy, Reinelt was suffering fromSarcoidosis, which remained asymptomatic. The Sarcoidosis was responsible for theArrhythmia, that causedsudden cardiac death.[20]
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