Sebastian Brendel

Sebastian Brendel (German pronunciation: [zeˈbasti̯an ˈbʁɛndl̩], audio ; born 12 March 1988) is a German sprint canoeist who has competed since 2007.[1] Brendel is the reigning Olympic champion in the C-1 1000 metres and C-2 1000 metres events.

Sebastian Brendel
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1988-03-12) 12 March 1988
Schwedt, Bezirk Frankfurt, East Germany[1]
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight92 kg (203 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Germany
SportSprint canoe
Event(s)C-1 500 m, C-1 1000 m, C-1 5000 m, C-2 1000 m, C-4 500 m, C-4 1000 m
ClubKC Potsdam

Career

He has won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (C-4 500 m: 2007) and two bronzes (C-1 1000 m: 2009, 2010). He is the current world record holder in the C-1 1000m as of the 2014 ICF World Championships in Moscow, Russia.

Brendel won a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics in canoeing's C-1 1,000 metres event for his country.[2] At the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, he defended this title successfully [3] and added another one, at the C-2 1000 metres, together with Jan Vandrey. Germany won the gold medal in this category also in London, but with Peter Kretschmer and Kurt Kuschela.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sebastian Brendel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  2. "Germany's Sebastian Brendel wins canoe 1000m sprint". Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  3. "Rio Olympics 2016: German Sebastian Brendel retains canoe 1,000m title". Retrieved 16 August 2016.


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