Roman Koch

Roman Koch during Europeans Soling in Medemblik 2005
Personal information
Full name	Roman Paul Alois Koch
Nickname	Maremma boy
Nationality	Germany
Born	(1958-02-04) February 4, 1958 (age 65) Munich
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Sailing career
Class(es)	Flying Dutchman, Soling, Dragon
Club	Chiemsee Yacht Club
Medal record Representing  Germany World Championship 2005 Castiglione della Pescaia, Italy Soling[1][2] 2010 Porto Alegre, Brasil Soling[3][4] 2009 Etobicoke, Canada Soling[5][6] Soling World Master Championship 2014 Soling[7][8] European Championship 2005 Medemblik, Netherlands Soling[9][10] 2009 Lovere, Italy Soling[11][12] 2003 Torbole, Italy Soling[13][14] 2006 Balatonfüred, Hungary Soling[15][16] 2008 Balatonfüred, Hungary Soling[17] 2010 La Trinité-sur-Mer, France Soling[18][19] 2013 Castiglione della Pescaia, Italy Soling[20][21] Austrian Championships  AUT[22] 1995 Soling 1996 Soling 1999 Soling 2002 Soling 2008 Soling 1981 Soling 1982 Soling 2003 Soling 2010 Soling 2017 Soling Canadian Championships  CAN[22] 2013 Soling Czech Republic Championships  CZE[22] 1997 Soling Spanish Championships  ESP[22] 2018 Soling 2012 Soling French Championships  FRA[22] 2018 Soling West-German Championships  FRG[22] 1981 Soling Great Britain  GBR[22] 2006 Soling German Championships  GER[22] 2006 Soling 2007 Soling 2008 Soling 2009 Soling 1990 Soling 2010 Soling 2013 Soling Hungarian Championship  HUN[22] 2004 Soling 2010 Soling 2017 Soling Italian Championship  ITA[22] 2002 Soling 2003 Soling 2004 Soling 2006 Soling 2007 Soling 2009 Soling 2014 Soling 1989 Soling 2015 Soling 2016 Soling 2017 Soling 2018 Soling Dutch Championship  NED[22] 1982 Soling Norwegian Championship  NOR[22] 2006 Soling 2007 Soling
Updated on 15 Februari 2022.

Roman Paul Alois Koch (born 4 February 1958) is a sailor from Germany, who as helmsman, together with his teammates Maxl Koch and Gregor Bornemann, became twice World Champion in the Soling.

Sailing life

Koch switched, with his brother Maxl Koch, after a good run in the Flying Dutchman in 1977 to the Soling. Koch as helmsmen won his first Soling World Championship 20–27 May 2005 of the Tyrrhenian sea in front of Castiglione della Pescaia, Italy with Maxl Koch and Gregor Bornemann.^[22][1][2] The second time took place five years later 5–13 February on the Guaiba river off the coast of Porto Alegre, Brasil.^[22][3][4] After the Championship in Castellione the Koch team earned the nickname "The Maremma boys". In 2009 the Koch team took the silver at the Soling Worlds in Etobicoke, Canada. Furthermore, Koch won two gold and five silver medals at Soling European Championships between 2003 and 2013 all as helmsman and with the same team members. Koch holds many national Championships in several countries.

Awards

• Bearer of the “Golden Badge of Honor” from the Bavarian Sailing Federation 1995, 2005-2011
• Bearer of the “Letter of Honor” from the City of Starnberg 2008-2011
• Bearer of the “Deed of Honor” from the City of Berlin 2006, 2008-2010
• “Sailor of the Year 2010” in the Yacht-Club-Berlin-Grünau ^[23]
• Honorary member of the CVCP, Castiglione della Pescaia

Personal life

Koch lives in Munich and works in the marine industry as sailmaking consultant, sailing coach and consultant for tracking and trace.