Erik Pfannmöller

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 serial entrepreneur, founding three companies as of 2017.[1]

Erik Pfannmöller
Born (1985-02-07) 7 February 1985
Occupation(s)Serial entrepreneur, podcast moderator, former slalom canoeist
Erik Pfannmöller
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 Foz do IguaçuK1 team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2005 TacenK1 team
Silver medal – second place2006 L'Argentière-la-BesséeK1
Silver medal – second place2007 Liptovský MikulášK1 team
Bronze medal – third place2005 TacenK1
Bronze medal – third place2006 L'Argentière-la-BesséeK1 team
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place2004 KrakówK1 team
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2002 Nowy SączK1 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place2001 BratislavaK1 team
Gold medal – first place2003 HohenlimburgK1 team
Silver medal – second place2003 HohenlimburgK1

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
Season Date Venue Position Event
200526 June 2005Tacen3rdK11
24 July 2005La Seu d'Urgell2ndK1
200628 May 2006Athens2ndK1
3 June 2006Augsburg1stK1
2 July 2006L'Argentière-la-Bessée2ndK11
200714 July 2007Augsburg2ndK1
200822 June 2008Prague2ndK1
5 July 2008Augsburg1stK1

1 European Championship counting for World Cup points

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 "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
  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.


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