Sebastian Brendel

Sebastian Brendel (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
Nationality	German
Born	(1988-03-12) 12 March 1988 Schwedt, Bezirk Frankfurt, East Germany[1]
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Sprint 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
Club	KC Potsdam
Medal record Men's canoe sprint Representing  Germany Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 3 0 0 World Championships 12 5 3 European Championships 11 4 0 European Games 1 0 1 Total 27 9 4 Olympic Games 2012 London C-1 1000 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro C-1 1000 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro C-2 1000 m World Championships 2013 Duisburg C-1 5000 m 2014 Moscow C-1 1000 m 2014 Moscow C-1 5000 m 2015 Milan C–1 1000 m 2015 Milan C–1 5000 m 2017 Račice C-1 1000 m 2017 Račice C-1 5000 m 2017 Račice C-4 1000 m 2018 Montemor-o-Velho C-1 1000 m 2018 Montemor-o-Velho C-1 5000 m 2019 Szeged C-1 500 m 2019 Szeged C-1 5000 m 2007 Duisburg C-4 500 m 2013 Duisburg C-1 1000 m 2013 Duisburg C–1 4x200 m 2014 Moscow C-1 500 m 2018 Montemor-o-Velho C-1 500 m 2009 Dartmouth C-1 1000 m 2010 Poznań C-1 1000 m 2011 Szeged C-1 4x200 m European Championships 2011 Belgrade C-1 1000 m 2012 Zagreb C-1 1000 m 2013 Montemor-o-Velho C-1 5000 m 2014 Brandenburg C-1 1000 m 2014 Brandenburg C-1 5000 m 2015 Račice C-1 1000 m 2015 Račice C-1 5000 m 2016 Moscow C-1 1000 m 2017 Plovdiv C-1 1000 m 2017 Plovdiv C-1 5000 m 2018 Belgrade C-1 5000 m 2014 Brandenburg C-1 500 m 2017 Plovdiv C-4 1000 m 2018 Belgrade C-1 500 m 2018 Belgrade C-1 1000 m European Games 2015 Baku C-1 1000 m 2019 Minsk C-1 1000 m

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.

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Sebastian Brendel at the International Canoe Federation
• Sebastian Brendel at the International Olympic Committee
• Sebastian Brendel at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Sebastian Brendel at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
• Canoe09.ca profile at the Wayback Machine (archived August 18, 2009)
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 21 January 2009). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009)