Florian Wellbrock

Florian Wellbrock
Wellbrock in 2017
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 27)
Bremen, Germany[1]
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubSC Magdeburg
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 10 km open water
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 1500 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju 1500 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju 10 km open water
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 5 km open water
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest Team open water
Gold medal – first place 2023 Fukuoka 5 km open water
Gold medal – first place 2023 Fukuoka 10 km open water
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2024 Doha 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 10 km open water
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2021 Abu Dhabi 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2024 Budapest 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2024 Budapest 1500 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2018 Glasgow 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Glasgow Team open water
Silver medal – second place 2020 Budapest Team relay
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Glasgow 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Budapest 10 km open water
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kazan 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2021 Kazan 800 m freestyle

Florian Wellbrock (born 19 August 1997) is a German competitive swimmer. He is the world record holder in the short course 1500 metre freestyle. He is an Olympic champion, multiple World Champion and European champion, in both long and short courses. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he won gold in the 10 kilometre open water and bronze in the 1500 metre freestyle. In total, Wellbrock has won 28 medals at international competitions of which 20 are gold. This includes his gold medal at the Olympic games, six at the World Championships, six at the Swimming World Cup and six at the Open Water Swimming World Cup.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Florian Wellbrock". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.

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