Max Rendschmidt

Max Rendschmidt
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1993-12-12) 12 December 1993 (age 30)
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 place 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo K-4 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Duisburg K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Milan K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Račice K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Szeged K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Duisburg K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Dartmouth K-4 500 m
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk K-4 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Brandenburg K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Račice K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Račice K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 Poznań K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Belgrade K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 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.

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

External links

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