Robert Jahrling is a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

-born Olympic

Olympic Games

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-level rower, who has competed for Australia

Australia

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. He attended Newington College

Newington College

Newington College is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Stanmore, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....

(1991-1992) Robert Jahrling represented Australia in three Olympic Games, Athens 1996 (6th Place), Sydney 2000 (2nd Place) and Athens 2004 (4th Place). Robert Jahrling holds a BA of Commerce from Monash University where he graduated in 2000. Since 2000 Robert Jahrling has worked as an investment banker for Credit Suisse in Australia and Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong. Robert Jahrling was awarded the Keys to the City of Sydney as part of the 2000 Olympic Team and in 2002 he won the Australian National Sports Star award for achievements in both sport and his career.