Frithjof Kleen

Frithjof Kleen (born 25 June 1983 in Berlin) is a German sailor, who specialized in two-person keelboat (Star) class.^[1][2] He represented Germany, along with his partner Robert Stanjek in the Star class at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and also captured a silver medal at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Perth, Australia.^[3] Kleen has also been training throughout most of his sporting career for the North German Sailing Regatta (German: Norddeutscher Regatta Verein) in Hamburg under his personal coach Alan Smith.^[1][4]

Frithjof Kleen

Personal information
Nickname	Frida[1]
Nationality	Germany
Born	(1983-06-25) 25 June 1983 (age 41) Berlin, West Germany
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	110 kg (243 lb)
Sailing career
Class	Keelboat
Club	Norddeutscher Regatta Verein[1]
Coach	Alan Smith[1]
Medal record Sailing Representing  Germany 5.5 Metre World Championship 2013 Curaçao 5.5m Star World Championship 2014 Malcesine Star 2011 Perth Star

Kleen qualified as a crew member for the German squad in the Star class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by placing second and receiving a berth from the ISAF World Championships in Perth, Western Australia.^[3][5] Teaming with his partner Robert Stanjek in the opening series, the German duo recorded a net score of 70 points throughout the entire race, but came up short for the medal podium with a satisfying sixth position against a fleet of sixteen boats.^[6][7]