Max Rendschmidt

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Max Rendschmidt
Max Rendschmidt Kanute Olympia-Rio-Brasilien Doppel-Goldgewinner.jpg
Rendschmidt in 2016
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1993-12-12) 12 December 1993 (age 31)
Bonn, Germany
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
CountryGermany
Sport Sprint kayak
Event(s)K-1 1000 m, K-2 500 m, K-2 1000 m, K-4 500 m, K-4 1000 m
ClubKanusport-Gemeinschaft Essen
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-2 1000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 Rio de Janeiro K-4 1000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo K-4 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris K-4 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Duisburg K-2 1000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Milan K-2 1000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Račice K-4 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Szeged K-4 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Duisburg K-4 500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 1000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Dartmouth K-4 500 m
European Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Baku K-2 1000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Minsk K-4 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2013 Montemor-o-VelhoK-2 1000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Brandenburg K-2 1000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Račice K-2 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 RačiceK-2 1000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Poznań K-4 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Munich K-4 500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Belgrade K-4 500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 BelgradeK-1 1000 m

Max Rendschmidt (born 12 December 1993) [1] is a German Olympic canoeist. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and won two gold medals, in K-2 1000 metres and K-4 1000 m events. He also won gold in the K-4 500 metres at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.

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Career

He is a five-time world champion and seven-time European champion. On 1 November 2016, Rendschmidt received the Silver Laurel Leaf, the highest award for an athlete in Germany, from the German Federal President Joachim Gauck in Berlin. He works for the German Federal Police. [2]

References

  1. "Max Rendschmidt". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. "www.bundespraesident.de: Der Bundespräsident / Reisen und Termine / Verleihung des Silbernen Lorbeerblattes". www.bundespraesident.de (in German). Retrieved 10 August 2018. He is very good at rowing