Erik Pfannmöller

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Erik Pfannmöller
Born (1985-02-07) 7 February 1985 (age 36)
OccupationSerial entrepreneur, podcast moderator, 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 February 7, 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 serial entrepreneur, founding three companies until today.[1]

World Cup individual podiums[]

Season Date Venue Position Event
2005 26 Jun 2005 Tacen 3rd K11
24 Jul 2005 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd K1
2006 28 May 2006 Athens 2nd K1
3 Jun 2006 Augsburg 1st K1
2 Jul 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée 2nd K11
2007 14 Jul 2007 Augsburg 2nd K1
2008 22 Jun 2008 Prague 2nd K1
5 Jul 2008 Augsburg 1st K1

Pfannmöller won a gold medal in the K1 team event at the 2007 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Foz do Igua��u. 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]

Business career[]

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 "", which was acquired by just two months later. In April 2010, he founded the Berlin-based startup "" together with Albert Schwarzmeier.[3] Since 2015, he is founder and CEO of "", a B2B SaaS company that uses machine learning to automate customer service with the help of chatbots.
1 European Championship counting for World Cup points


References[]

  1. ^ "Vom Weltmeister zum Startup-Gründer". DIGITAL PRESENT. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  2. ^ "Erik PFANNMÖLLER (GER)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Vom Weltmeister zum Startup-Gründer". DIGITAL PRESENT. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
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