Martin Lang (canoeist)

Martin Lang (born 14 June 1968 in Saarbrücken) is a German slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (C1: 1991, 1993; C1 team: 1995) and a silver (C1 team: 1999).

This article is about the canoeist. For the Olympic fencer, see Martin Lang (fencer).
Martin Lang
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1991 TacenC1
Gold medal – first place1993 MezzanaC1
Gold medal – first place1995 NottinghamC1 team
Silver medal – second place1999 La Seu d'UrgellC1 team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1996 AugsburgC1 team
Silver medal – second place1998 Roudnice nad LabemC1 team
Bronze medal – third place1996 AugsburgC1

Lang also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth in the C1 event at Barcelona in 1992.

He won the overall World Cup title in the C1 category in 1992. He also earned three medals at the European Championships (1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze).

World Cup individual podiums
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
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Season Date Venue Position Event
199025 August 1990Tacen1stC1
19917 July 1991Augsburg2ndC1
10 July 1991Reals1stC1
199216 February 1992Murupara2ndC1
31 May 1992Nottingham1stC1
7 June 1992Merano3rdC1
199325 July 1993Lofer2ndC1
199525 June 1995Prague2ndC1
1 October 1995Ocoee2ndC1
199616 June 1996Augsburg1stC1
19976 July 1997Bratislava3rdC1

References


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