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Aurelia-Maxima Janzen

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Aurelia-Maxima Katharina Janzen
Personal information
Born (2003-12-27) 27 December 2003 (age 20)[1]
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportRowing
EventSingle sculls
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Switzerland
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bled Single sculls
World U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Račice W1x
Silver medal – second place 2022 Varese W1x
Silver medal – second place 2024 St. Catharines W1x
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Heindonk W1x
Gold medal – first place 2024 Edirne W1x

Aurelia-Maxima Katharina Janzen (born 27 December 2003) is a Swiss rower. She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Career

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She raced her first U23 champs aged 17 years-old. She won a gold at the 2021 World Rowing Junior Championships.[2] She won gold at the 2022 European Rowing U23 Championships, and two silvers at the 2021 and 2022 World Rowing U23 Championships, all in the single scull.[3][4]

She won the 2023 German Championships in Brandenburg.[3] She won a silver medal at the 2023 European Rowing Championships in Bled, and also competed in 2024 in Szeged.[5]

She secured a place at the Olympic Games with her performance in Lucerne in May 2024.[6] She competed in the single sculls at the 2024 Paris Olympics, qualifying for the quarter finals.[7]

Personal life

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She has dual citizenship of Switzerland and Germany. She favours the use of old fashioned Macon blades.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "AURELIA-MAXIMA KATHARINA JANZEN". World Rowing. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  2. ^ "JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONS ARE CROWNED FOR 2021 AFTER MISSING OUT LAST YEAR". World Rowing. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Swiss Rowing Selects". row-360.com. 20 April 2003. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  4. ^ Mainland, Fergus (18 July 2023). "2023 World Rowing Under 23 Championships – Women's Openweight Sculling Preview". juniorrowingnews. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Day two in Szeged at the 2024 European Rowing Championships". Row360. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  6. ^ Wernas, Timon (25 May 2024). "FOPQR: MEN'S FOUR AND AURELIA-MAXIMA JANZEN SECURE TICKETS FOR PARIS". lucerneregatta. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Aurelia-Maxima Janzen rows confidently into the quarter-finals". bluewin.ch. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.