Max Rendschmidt

Max Rendschmidt
Rendschmidt in 2016
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
2016 Rio de Janeiro K-2 1000 m
2016 Rio de Janeiro K-4 1000 m
2020 Tokyo K-4 500 m
2024 Paris 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)[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.

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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