Jonas Gelsen

Jonas Gelsen (born 4 September 2001)[1] is a German rower who finished third in the double sculls at the 2024 European Championships.[2]

Sporting career

Jonas Gelsen rows for the Nassovia Höchst 1881 Rowing Club [de]. At the German Championships in 2022 and 2023, he was second in the single sculls behind Oliver Zeidler.[3][4]

At the 2021 U23 World Championships, Gelsen finished fourth in the single sculls. The following year, he won the 2022 U23 World Championships.[5] In 2023, Gelsen formed a double sculls with Marc Weber, who competes for Marburg. The two finished ninth at the 2023 European Championships in Bled. Three and a half months later, the two finished eighth at the World Championships in Belgrade, thus achieving direct qualification for a German double sculls at the 2024 Olympic Games.[6]

In 2024, Gelsen and Weber rowed to third place at the 2024 European Rowing Championships in Szeged, less than half a second behind the second-placed Spaniards, but ten seconds ahead of the fourth-placed Italians. At the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Gelsen and Weber finished ninth.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Jonas Gelsen". Team Deutschland (in German). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. ^ eigene Aussprache in "GELSEN Jonas". Paris 2024 Olympics. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Rudern: Zeidler deutscher Einer-Meister: Souveräner Sieg in Krefeld". Die Zeit (in German). 24 April 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Rudern: Zeidler erneut deutscher Meister im Einer". sportschau.de (in German). 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Weltmeister im Rudern | Stadtanzeiger Frankfurt West" (in German). 11 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  6. ^ Sturm, Katja (14 September 2023). "Ruderer Weber und Gelsen sind bei Olympia in Paris 2024 dabei". FAZ.NET (in German). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Olympia 2024: Ruderer Marc Weber und Jonas Gelsen vereint im Ehrgeiz". hessenschau.de (in German). 22 July 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.