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At the 2002 World Championships in Seville, they finished seventh in the 500 m final.
At the 2002 World Championships in Seville, they finished seventh in the 500 m final.
In 2005 Gille and Wylenzek completely dominated the C-2 event, showing that their Athens victory was not a fluke. A clean sweep of medals (200 m, 500 m and 1000 m) at the European Championships in Poznań, Poland, in May was followed by two golds (500 m and 1000 m) at the World Championships in Zagreb. 2006 proved a disappointment after the highs of the previous two years.
Wylenzek was philosophical as they lost their other titles too, coming away with just two silver medals at the major championships (European C-2 1000 m and world C-2 200 m).
Wylenzek lives in Essen. He is 183 cm tall (6 ft 0 in) and weighs 85 kg (187 lbs).
Gille and Wylenzek lost out to Stefan Holtz and Robert Nuck in the German C-2 500 m trial and were therefore unable to defend their European and world titles over that distance.