Max Rendschmidt

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.

Max Rendschmidt
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1993-12-12) 12 December 1993
Bonn, Germany
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
CountryGermany
SportSprint 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  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroK-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroK-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoK-4 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 DuisburgK-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2015 MilanK-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2017 RačiceK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2018 Montemor-o-VelhoK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2019 SzegedK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2023 DuisburgK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2018 Montemor-o-VelhoK-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2022 DartmouthK-4 500 m
European Games
Silver medal – second place2015 BakuK-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2019 MinskK-4 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Montemor-o-VelhoK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place2013 Montemor-o-VelhoK-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2014 BrandenburgK-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2015 RačiceK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place2015 RačiceK-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2021 PoznańK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2022 MunichK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2018 BelgradeK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2018 BelgradeK-1 1000 m

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
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