Max Rendschmidt

Max Rendschmidt

File:Max Rendschmidt Kanute Olympia-Rio-Brasilien Doppel-Goldgewinner.jpg
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1993-12-12) 12 December 1993 Bonn, Germany
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
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
Club	Kanusport-Gemeinschaft Essen
Medal record Men's canoe sprint Representing Germany Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-2 1000 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-4 1000 m 2020 Tokyo K-4 500 m World Championships 2013 Duisburg K-2 1000 m 2015 Milan K-2 1000 m 2017 Račice K-4 500 m 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 500 m 2019 Szeged K-4 500 m 2023 Duisburg K-4 500 m 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 1000 m 2022 Dartmouth K-4 500 m European Games 2015 Baku K-2 1000 m 2019 Minsk K-4 500 m European Championships 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 500 m 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 1000 m 2014 Brandenburg K-2 1000 m 2015 Račice K-2 500 m 2015 Račice K-2 1000 m 2021 Poznań K-4 500 m 2022 Munich K-4 500 m 2018 Belgrade K-4 500 m 2018 Belgrade K-1 1000 m

Max Rendschmidt (born 12 December 1993) 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.

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.

External links

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