Martin Lang (canoeist)

This article is about the canoeist. For the Olympic fencer, see Martin Lang (fencer).

Martin Lang (born 14 June 1968 in Saarbrücken) is a German slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (C1: 1991, 1993; C1 team: 1995) and a silver (C1 team: 1999).

Martin Lang

Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Germany
World Championships
	1991 Tacen	C1
	1993 Mezzana	C1
	1995 Nottingham	C1 team
	1999 La Seu d'Urgell	C1 team
European Championships
	1996 Augsburg	C1 team
	1998 Roudnice nad Labem	C1 team
	1996 Augsburg	C1

Lang also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth in the C1 event at Barcelona in 1992.

He won the overall World Cup title in the C1 category in 1992. He also earned three medals at the European Championships (1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze).

World Cup individual podiums

				Total
C1	4	5	2	11

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
1990	25 August 1990	Tacen	1st	C1
1991	7 July 1991	Augsburg	2nd	C1
	10 July 1991	Reals	1st	C1
1992	16 February 1992	Murupara	2nd	C1
	31 May 1992	Nottingham	1st	C1
	7 June 1992	Merano	3rd	C1
1993	25 July 1993	Lofer	2nd	C1
1995	25 June 1995	Prague	2nd	C1
	1 October 1995	Ocoee	2nd	C1
1996	16 June 1996	Augsburg	1st	C1
1997	6 July 1997	Bratislava	3rd	C1

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived November 9, 2009)
• Martin Lang at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)