Marcus Baur
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Marcus Baur (born 10 May 1971 in Kiel, Germany) is a German former Olympic sailor, architectural engineer, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Goalscape Software GmbH, a company that develops visual goal-management tools.
Baur studied architectural engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Kiel, where his diploma thesis explored the architectural theory of Christopher Alexander.[1]
Sailing career
Baur began sailing in the Optimist class before progressing to the 420, 470, and 49er classes. He represented Germany in the 49er class at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with crew Philipp Barth, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with Max Groy.[2]
He won three European titles and several medals at world and regional championships in the 49er class. Prior to the Sydney Olympics, Baur was ranked number one in the world and went on to finish fifth in the Olympics. In the Athens 2004 Olympic Games he placed ninth after gear failure in one of the last races.[2]
