Marcus Cooper (canoeist)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cooperand the second or maternal family name is Walz.

Marcus Cooper

Walz (lane 5) in 2014
Personal information
Nationality	British (former) Spanish (current)
Born	Marcus Cooper Walz (1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 (age 31) [1] Oxford, England [1]
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Sprint kayak
Club	Reial Club Nàutic Portopetro
Medal record Men's sprint kayak Representing   Spain Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-1 1000 m 2020 Tokyo K-4 500 m 2024 Paris K-4 500 m World Championships 2017 Račice K-2 500 m 2021 Copenhagen K-2 500 m 2022 Dartmouth K-4 500 m 2015 Milan K-2 500 m 2017 Račice K-4 500 m 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 500 m 2019 Szeged K-4 500 m 2014 Moscow K-1 500 m European Games 2023 Kraków-Małopolska K-4 500 m European Championships 2017 Plovdiv K-4 1000 m 2018 Belgrade K-4 500 m 2018 Belgrade K-2 500 m Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona K-2 500 m

Marcus Cooper Walz (born 3 October 1994) is a sprint canoeist. Born in England, he has competed internationally for Spain since the early 2010s. He won the gold medal in the K-1 1000 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. ^[2] He won the silver medal in the Men's K-4 500 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo with Saúl Craviotto, Carlos Arévalo and Rodrigo Germade.

Born in Oxford to English parents, the family established in Mallorca when Cooper was 3 months old. ^[3] Walz became a Spanish national in 2015. ^[4] On 26 June 2024, the Spanish Olympic Committee selected Cooper, together with the Olympic boat driver Támara Echegoyen, as the flag bearers for París 2024. ^{[5] [6]}

Cooper competed as Marcus Walz until 2022. ^[7]

Major results

Olympics

Year	K-1 1000	K-2 500	K-4 500
2016		—N/a	—N/a
2020		—N/a
2024		4

World championships

Year	K-1 500	K-2 500	K-4 500
2014			—N/a
2015			—N/a
2017
2018
2019
2021
2022	9
2023			7

References

1. "COOPER Marcus". Paris 2024 Olympics .
2. "Marcus Walz". Rio 2016 Olympics . Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
3. "De Oxford a Mallorca: Marcus Cooper Walz se hace con el oro en la modalidad K1 de 1000 metros". El Español. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
4. Mínguez, Jesús (16 August 2016). "Spain's Olympic hero Walz only became 'Spanish' one year ago". Diario AS . Retrieved 6 August 2024.
5. "Marcus Cooper y Támara Echegoyen serán los abanderados de España en París" (in Spanish). El País.com. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
6. "Clasificación y Plazas Olímpicas París 2024 *". CSD – Consejo Superior de Deportes (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 July 2024.
7. "Marcus Cooper". International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 6 August 2024.

External links

• Marcus Cooper at the International Canoe Federation
• Marcus Cooper at Olympics.com
• Marcus Cooper at Olympedia

Olympic Games
Preceded by Saúl Craviotto Mireia Belmonte	Flagbearer for   Spain París 2024 With: Támara Echegoyen	Succeeded by Incumbent