Jonas Reckermann

Jonas Reckermann (born 26 May 1979 in Rheine) is a retired beach volleyball player from Germany. Together with his most recent partner Julius Brink, he won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which, along with Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst are the most successful Olympic appearances of a German beach volleyball team. They were the first European duo to win the Olympic gold medal – male or female competition. In addition to that they also were the first European team ever to win a world championship title and are currently ranked 22nd on the FIVB World Tour (as of 23 July 2012).

Jonas Reckermann
Jonas Reckermann
Personal information
Full nameJonas Reckermann
NicknameJonas Reckermann
NationalityGerman
Born (1979-05-26) May 26, 1979
Rheine, West Germany
Height6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Honours
Men's beach volleyball
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
2012 London Beach
World Championships
2009 Stavanger Beach
2011 Rome Beach
European Championships
2002 Basel Beach
2004 Timmendorfer Strand Beach
2003 Alanya Beach
2005 Moscow Beach
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