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Sebastian Brendel

Sebastian Brendel (pronounced [zeˈbasti̯a(ː)n ˈbʁɛndl̩] ⓘ; born 12 March 1988) is a German sprint canoeist who has competed since 2007.[1] Brendel is the 2016 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 (age 36)
Schwedt, East Germany[1]
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight92 kg (203 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryGermany
SportCanoe sprint
ClubKC Potsdam
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Germany
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 0 1
World Championships 13 8 5
European Championships 14 5 1
European Games 1 0 1
Total 31 13 8
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London C-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro C-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro C-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo C-2 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Duisburg C-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Moscow C-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Moscow C-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Milan C–1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Milan C–1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Račice C-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Račice C-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Račice C-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho C-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho C-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Szeged C-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Szeged C-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Dartmouth C-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2007 Duisburg C-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Duisburg C-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Duisburg C–1 4x200 m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Moscow C-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho C-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2021 Copenhagen C-1 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Dartmouth C-2 Mix 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2023 Duisburg C-1 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Dartmouth C-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Poznań C-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Szeged C-1 4x200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Dartmouth C-1 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Duisburg C-1 1000 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Belgrade C-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2012 Zagreb C-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montemor-o-Velho C-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Brandenburg C-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Brandenburg C-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Račice C-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Račice C-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Moscow C-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Plovdiv C-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Plovdiv C-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Belgrade C-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 Poznań C-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 Poznań C-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich C-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich C-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Brandenburg C-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 Plovdiv C-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Belgrade C-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Belgrade C-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2021 Poznań C-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Munich C-2 500 m
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku C-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk C-1 1000 m

Career

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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.

He also competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and won Bronze in the Men's C-2 1000 metres event.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d 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.
  4. ^ "Double Canoe – 1000m Men – Final Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 3 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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