Reiner Scholl

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameReiner•Scholl
Used nameReiner•Scholl
Born31 May 1961 in Sieglar, Troisdorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
Measurements185 cm / 83 kg
AffiliationsWSV Blau-Weiß Rheidt, Niederkassel (GER)
NOC West Germany

Biography

Flatwater canoeist Reiner Scholl represented West Germany at the 1984 Los Angeles and the 1988 Seoul Olympics. In 1984 he placed eighth in both the K-1 500 and the K-4 1,000. In 1988, he finished sixth in the K-4 1,000 and an unfortunate fourth while partnering Thomas Pfrang in the K-2 500. With Pfrang he won a gold medal at the 1986 Flatwater Worlds in the K-2 500, and in 1987 and 1989 he added a bronze and silver medal, respectively, with the K-4 500.

In 1982 and 1988, Scholl was national champion in the K-1 500, in 1981 and 1982 in the K-2 500, from 1981-83, and in 1985 in the K-4 500. From 1982-83 and in 1985 he was also national champion in the K-2 1,000. In 1982 he earned that title in the K-2 10,000 and in 1981 and 1986 with the K-4 10,000. Scholl later studied sports at the Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1984 Summer Olympics Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) FRG Reiner Scholl
Kayak Singles, 500 metres, Men (Olympic) 8
Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) West Germany 8
1988 Summer Olympics Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) FRG Reiner Scholl
Kayak Doubles, 500 metres, Men (Olympic) Thomas Pfrang 4
Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) West Germany 6

Special Notes