Hannes Ocik

Hannes Ocik (born 8 June 1991) is a German representative rower. He is a three-time world champion, twice an Olympic silver medallist and a five time gold medal winner at European Rowing Championships in the German senior men's eight — the Deutschlandachter. He stroked the German eight consistently from 2015 including their three world championship wins during their dominant period from 2017 to 2019. He was also at stroke at the 2017 World Rowing Cup II when the Deutschlandachter set a world's best time of 5.18.68, which was still the standing world mark as of 2021.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he stroked the German men's eight in their silver medal win. He was selected in the German Olympic rowing squad for Tokyo 2021 and stroked the German men's eight to an Olympic silver medal at his second Olympic appearance.

Representative rowing career Ocik's representative debut for Germany came in 2009 when he was selected to row in the men's junior eight at the World Junior Rowing Championships in Brive-la Gaillarde. They won their final and a world junior championship title In 2010 Ocik raced at the World Rowing U23 Championships, he stroked a coxed four which won the silver medal.