Jonas Reckermann
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| Full name | Jonas Reckermann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Jonas Reckermann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 26, 1979 Rheine, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jonas Reckermann (born 26 May 1979) is a German retired beach volleyball player. 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).