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
Nationality	German
Born	(1988-03-12) 12 March 1988 (age 36) Schwedt, East Germany[1]
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	KC 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 2012 London C-1 1000 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro C-1 1000 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro C-2 1000 m 2020 Tokyo 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 2022 Dartmouth C-2 1000 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 2021 Copenhagen C-1 5000 m 2022 Dartmouth C-2 Mix 500 m 2023 Duisburg C-1 5000 m 2009 Dartmouth C-1 1000 m 2010 Poznań C-1 1000 m 2011 Szeged C-1 4x200 m 2022 Dartmouth C-1 5000 m 2023 Duisburg C-1 1000 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 2021 Poznań C-1 5000 m 2021 Poznań C-2 1000 m 2022 Munich C-1 5000 m 2022 Munich C-2 1000 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 2021 Poznań C-2 500 m 2022 Munich C-2 500 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.

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

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.
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.

• Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–41 at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2010). Additional archives: BCU.org.uk.
• Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: BCU.org.uk.
• Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Sebastian Brendel at the International Canoe Federation
• Sebastian Brendel at Olympics.com
• Sebastian Brendel at Olympedia
• Sebastian Brendel at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)