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12/12/1993 | |
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other members of the team: | Marcus GROSS | ||
other members of the team: | Marcus GROSS |
HOBBIES: | Mountain biking | |
SPORTING RELATIVES: |
His mother Ruth Dietzler-Rendschmidt represented Germany in canoe sprint at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. His younger brother Kai has competed in the sport at national level. (bonn.de, 30 Oct 2015; general-anzeiger-bonn.de, 13 Apr 2015) |
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BIOGRAPHY: | Rendschmidt won the K2 1000 and K4 1000 at Rio 2016 and the K4 500 at Tokyo 2020. He continued his stelar run in Paris to make it four Olympic titles by defending the K4 500. The eight-time world medallist is a police officer and comes from a canoeing family. His mum Ruth represented Germany at Seoul 1988. Brothers Tim and Kai are also Canoe Sprint athletes. | |
WEBSITE: | http://www.maxrendschmidt.de | |
FACEBOOK: | https://www.facebook.com/Rendschmidt/ | |
INSTAGRAM: | https://www.instagram.com/max.rendschmidt/ | |
PLACE OF RESIDENCE: | Essen | |
OCCUPATION: | Athlete, Police Officer | |
LANGUAGES: | German | |
HIGHER EDUCATION: | Policing | |
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?: | He first tried whitewater racing in 1999 | |
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT: | Both his parents were active in the sport. | |
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER: | His parents. | |
AWARDS AND HONORS: | He was named the 2015 Sportsman of the Year in Bonn, Germany. (general-anzeiger-bonn.de, 16 Oct 2015) | |
CLUB: | Kanusport-Gemeinschaft Essen [KGE]: Germany | |
NAME OF COACH: | Robert Berger [club], GER; Arndt Hanisch [national], GER; Reiner Kiessler [national], GER | |
BEST RESULTS: | Olympics: Gold - 4; World Championships: Gold - 6, Silver - 2. |
Start Time | Event | Participants | Rank | Results | Available Information | ||
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Aug 7 10:57 |
Men's 1000m K2 SENIOR Heats 1 |
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1
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03:12.240
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Aug 7 17:03 |
Men's 1000m K2 SENIOR Semifinal 2 |
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1
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03:24.556
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Aug 8 10:30 |
Men's 500m K2 SENIOR Heats 2 |
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1
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01:29.657
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Aug 9 11:52 |
Men's 1000m K2 SENIOR Final A |
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4
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03:10.529
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Aug 10 10:34 |
Men's 500m K2 SENIOR Final A |
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4
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01:30.528
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