Lauritz Schoof (born 7 October 1990 in

Rendsburg Rendsburg (, also ''Rensborg'', , also ''Rensborg'') is a town on the Eider (river), River Eider and the Kiel Canal in the central part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the ''Kreis'' (district) of Rendsburg-Eckernfoerde, Rends ...

) is a German

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. He was part of the German crew that won the gold medal in the men's quadruple sculls at the

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in London. He also successfully defended the quadruple sculls title at the

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as part of the German team.

Career

Schoof was successful at junior and under-23 level, winning a silver medal at the World Junior Championships in the men's quadruple sculls (with Mario Jadatz, Christopher Schang and Bastian Bechler), and gold in the junior men's double sculls with Martin Menger, as well as winning gold in the single sculls at the 2009 U23 World Championship. His first senior World Championship medal came in

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

, when he was part of the German team that won the silver medal behind Australia. His teammates were Karl Schulze, Philipp Wende and Tim Grohmann. This was also the team that won gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2013, the team of Schoof, Schulze, Grohmann and Paul Heinrich won the European quadruple sculls title. That team then came second to Croatia at the 2013 World Championships. In 2015, Schoof, Schulze, Wende and

Hans Gruhne Hans Gruhne (born 5 August 1988) is a German rower. He won gold as part of the German team in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He finished 6th in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summ ...

won the men's quadruple sculls at the

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. This was the team that retained the Olympic title when the German quadruple sculls team won gold at the 2016 Olympics.

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* 1990 births Living people German male rowers Sportspeople from Rendsburg Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Germany Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Germany Rowers from Schleswig-Holstein 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-rowing-bio-stub