Marcus Walz

Marcus Cooper Walz (born 3 October 1994) is a Spanish sprint canoeist who has competed internationally since the early 2010s. He won the gold medal in the K-1 1000 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[1]

Marcus Walz
Marcus Walz is in lane 5
Personal information
Full nameMarcus Cooper Walz
Born (1994-10-03) 3 October 1994
Oxford, England
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportSprint kayak
Event(s)K-1 500 m, K-1 1000 m, K-2 500 m, K-4 500 m
ClubReial Club Nàutic Portopetro
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroK-1 1000 m
World Championships
2017 RačiceK-2 500 m
2015 MilanK-2 500 m
2017 RačiceK-4 500 m
2018 Montemor-o-VelhoK-4 500 m
2019 SzegedK-4 500 m
2014 MoscowK-1 500 m
European Championships
2017 PlovdivK-4 1000 m
2018 BelgradeK-4 500 m
2018 BelgradeK-2 500 m

Born in Oxford to a British father and a German mother, the family established in Mallorca when Walz was 3 months old.[2]

References
  1. "Marcus Walz". Rio 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. "De Oxford a Mallorca: Marcus Cooper Walz se hace con el oro en la modalidad K1 de 1000 metros". El Español. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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