Jörg Landvoigt

Who is Jörg Landvoigt?

Jörg Landvoigt is a retired German rower who had his best achievements in the coxless pairs, rowing with his twin brother Bernd. Between 1974 and 1980 they won all but one 180 races they competed in, including four world championships and two Olympics; they only lost once, to other twins, Yuri and Nikolay Pimenov. Landvoigt brothers also won a bronze medal in the eights at the 1972 Olympics and a European title in coxless fours in 1973.

Jörg is left-handed, whereas Bernd is right-handed. After retiring from competitions Jörg worked as a rowing coach at his club SG Dynamo Potsdam and later with the junior national team. Today he works for the Regional Sports Federation of Brandenburg. In 1998, he became the honorary chairman of the Havel-Regatta-Verein von 1920. In this position, he organizes and plans regional and national rowing events in the areas of Potsdam and Brandenburg, such as the 2005 Junior World Rowing Championships in Brandenburg. His son Ike also became an Olympic rower.