Erik Pfannmöller
Erik Pfannmöller | |
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| Born | 7 February 1985 |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, former slalom canoeist |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's canoe slalom | ||
Representing  Germany
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| World Championships | ||
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2007 Foz do Iguaçu | K1 team |
| European Championships | ||
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2005 Tacen | K1 team |
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2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée | K1 |
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2007 Liptovský Mikuláš | K1 team |
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2005 Tacen | K1 |
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2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée | K1 team |
| U23 European Championships | ||
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2004 Kraków | K1 team |
| Junior World Championships | ||
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2002 Nowy Sącz | K1 team |
| Junior European Championships | ||
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2001 Bratislava | K1 team |
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2003 Hohenlimburg | K1 team |
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2003 Hohenlimburg | K1 |
Erik Pfannmöller (born 7 February 1985 in Halle (Saale)) is a German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2001 to 2008. After quitting his successful sports career in 2009, Pfannmöller became a businessman, founding three companies as of 2017.[1]
Pfannmöller won a gold medal in the K1 team event at the 2007 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Foz do Iguaçu. He won the overall World Cup title in K1 in 2006 and 2008. He also won five medals at the European Championships (3 silvers and 2 bronzes).[2]
World Cup individual podiums[edit]
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2005 | 26 June 2005 | Tacen | 3rd | K11 |
| 24 July 2005 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | K1 | |
| 2006 | 28 May 2006 | Athens | 2nd | K1 |
| 3 June 2006 | Augsburg | 1st | K1 | |
| 2 July 2006 | L'Argentière-la-Bessée | 2nd | K11 | |
| 2007 | 14 July 2007 | Augsburg | 2nd | K1 |
| 2008 | 22 June 2008 | Prague | 2nd | K1 |
| 5 July 2008 | Augsburg | 1st | K1 |
1 European Championship counting for World Cup points
Business career[edit]
In 2010, he graduated from the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management with a degree in business administration. In January 2010, he founded the company "Teambon", which was acquired by DailyDeal just two months later. In April 2010, he founded the Berlin-based startup "mysportbrands" together with Albert Schwarzmeier.[3] Since 2015, he is founder and CEO of "Solvemate", a B2B SaaS company that uses machine learning to automate customer service with the help of chatbots.
References[edit]
- ^ "Vom Weltmeister zum Startup-Gründer". DIGITAL PRESENT. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Erik PFANNMÖLLER (GER)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Vom Weltmeister zum Startup-Gründer". DIGITAL PRESENT. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
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