Frithjof Kleen

Frithjof Kleen (born 25 June 1983 in Berlin) is a German sailor, who specialized in two-person keelboat (Star) class.[1][2] He represented Germany, along with his partner Robert Stanjek in the Star class at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and also captured a silver medal at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Perth, Australia.[3] Kleen has also been training throughout most of his sporting career for the North German Sailing Regatta (German: Norddeutscher Regatta Verein) in Hamburg under his personal coach Alan Smith.[1][4]

Frithjof Kleen
Personal information
Nickname(s)Frida[1]
Nationality Germany
Born (1983-06-25) 25 June 1983
Berlin, West Germany
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Keelboat
ClubNorddeutscher Regatta Verein[1]
CoachAlan Smith[1]
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Germany
5.5 Metre World Championships
2013 Curaçao 5.5m
Star World Championships
2014 Malcesine Star
2011 Perth Star

Kleen qualified as a crew member for the German squad in the Star class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by placing second and receiving a berth from the ISAF World Championships in Perth, Western Australia.[3][5][6] Teaming with his partner Robert Stanjek in the opening series, the German duo recorded a net score of 70 points throughout the entire race, but came up short for the medal podium with a satisfying sixth position against a fleet of sixteen boats.[7][8]

References
  1. "Frithjof Kleen". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frithjof Kleen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014.
  3. "Penultimate Day Sees Scheidt And Prada Crowned Star World Champions". ISAF. 17 December 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. "Elfter Platz für Stanjek und Kleen bei WM" [Eleventh place for Stanjek and KLEEN at World Cup] (in German). IBN Online. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  5. "Deutsche Starbootsegler holen WM-Silber" [German Star sailors brought home a silver medal at World Champs] (in German). The Epoch Times. 17 December 2011. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. "Oldenburger Student segelt zu WM-Silber" [Oldenburg Student sails to a silver medal at the World Championships] (in German). Nordwest-Zeitung. 17 December 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  7. "Men's Star". London 2012. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  8. "Deutsche Starbootsegler im Finale" [German Star sailors in the finale] (in German). Rheinische Post. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2014.


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