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Erik Pfannmöller

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Erik Pfannmöller
Born (1985-02-07) 7 February 1985 (age 39)
Occupation(s)Businessman, former slalom canoeist
Erik Pfannmöller
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Foz do Iguaçu K1 team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Tacen K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée K1
Silver medal – second place 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Tacen K1
Bronze medal – third place 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée K1 team
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Kraków K1 team
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Nowy Sącz K1 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Bratislava K1 team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Hohenlimburg K1 team
Silver medal – second place 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

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Season Date Venue Position Event
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

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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

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  1. ^ "Vom Weltmeister zum Startup-Gründer". DIGITAL PRESENT. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Erik PFANNMÖLLER (GER)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Vom Weltmeister zum Startup-Gründer". DIGITAL PRESENT. Retrieved 28 September 2021.