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Place of Birth: Berlin
About Norman Bröckl
- Norman Bröckl (born 22 August 1986 in Berlin) is a German sprint canoer who has competed since 2003.
- He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event on his 22nd birthday at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing (with Lutz Altepost, Torsten Eckbrett and Björn Goldschmidt).Bröckl enjoyed great success as a junior.
- At the 2003 Junior World Championships in Komatsu, Japan he won a K-2 1000 m gold medal Lieven Spur partnering and the K-1 500 m silver medal, behind Portugal's Emanuel Silva.
- In 2004 he dominated the Junior European Championships, winning three gold medals (K-1 500 m, K-1 1000 m and K-4 500 m). He was promoted to Germany's senior K-4 crew in 2005.
- His senior debut, at the European championships in Poznan, went badly - Bröckl has admitted that he "froze" - and the German crew finished outside the medals in both the 500 m and 1000 m races.
- They did take the 200 m bronze medal on the last day of the championships, but the German coaches decided that Bröckl was not yet ready for the responsibility of leading the crew from the bow-seat in the (more tactical) longer distance races.
- He therefore switched seats with the more experienced Lutz Altepost for the 1000 m races at the world championships in Zagreb, Croatia.
- This time there were no nerves and Germany won the K-4 1000 m gold medal.
- In the 200 m final, with Bröckl leading, they picked up a silver medal. 2006 proved a disappointing season for Bröckl and his teammates.
- They took the 1000 m bronze medal at the European Championships in Racice, Czech Republic in July.
- However at the World Championships in Szeged, Hungary, the German K4 "Flagschiff" finished outside the medals in all three distances.
- It was the first time since 1977 that no men's German boat reached the podium.
- Bröckl and his teammates redeemed themselves the following year at Duisburg with a gold in the K-4 1000 m event.
- He would also win a silver in the K-1 4 x 200 m event at the 2009 championships. Bröckl is a member of the Pro Sport Berlin club.
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