Max Rendschmidt

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. He is triple world champion and five-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]

Max Rendschmidt
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1993-12-12) 12 December 1993
Bonn, Germany
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Country Germany
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

References

  1. "Max Rendschmidt". Rio 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
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