Marcus Walz

Marcus Cooper Walz (born 3 October 1994) is an English-born Spanish sprint canoeist who has competed internationally 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.[1] 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.

Marcus Walz
Marcus Walz (lane 5)
Personal information
Full nameMarcus Cooper Walz
NationalityEnglish
Spanish
Born (1994-10-03) 3 October 1994
Oxford, England
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportSprint kayak
ClubReial Club Nàutic Portopetro
Medal record
Men's sprint kayak
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroK-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoK-4 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 RačiceK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place2021 CopenhagenK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place2022 DartmouthK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2015 MilanK-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place2017 RačiceK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2018 Montemor-o-VelhoK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2019 SzegedK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2014 MoscowK-1 500 m
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaK-4 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 PlovdivK-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2018 BelgradeK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2018 BelgradeK-2 500 m
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2018 TarragonaK-2 500 m

Born in Oxford to an American father and an English/German mother, the family established in Mallorca when Walz was 3 months old.[2]

References
  1. "Marcus Walz". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. "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.
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