Max Rendschmidt

Max Rendschmidt

File:Max Rendschmidt Kanute Olympia-Rio-Brasilien Doppel-Goldgewinner.jpg Rendschmidt in 2016
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1993-12-12) 12 December 1993 Bonn, Germany
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Sprint kayak
Event(s)	K-1 1000 m, K-2 500 m, K-2 1000 m, K-4 500 m, K-4 1000 m
Club	Kanusport-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 Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 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) 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.

External links

• Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Max Rendschmidt at InterSportStats