Marcus Walz

Marcus Cooper Walz (born 3 October 1994) is an English-born Spanish sprint canoeist who has competed internationally since the early 2010s. He won the gold medal in the K-1 1000 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He won the silver medal in the Men's K-4 500 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo with Saúl Craviotto, Carlos Arévalo and Rodrigo Germade.

Marcus Walz

Marcus Walz (lane 5)
Personal information
Full name	Marcus Cooper Walz
Nationality	English Spanish
Born	(1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 Oxford, England
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Sprint kayak
Club	Reial Club Nàutic Portopetro
Medal record Men's sprint kayak Representing Spain Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-1 1000 m 2020 Tokyo K-4 500 m World Championships 2017 Račice K-2 500 m 2021 Copenhagen K-2 500 m 2022 Dartmouth K-4 500 m 2015 Milan K-2 500 m 2017 Račice K-4 500 m 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 500 m 2019 Szeged K-4 500 m 2014 Moscow K-1 500 m European Games 2023 Kraków-Małopolska K-4 500 m European Championships 2017 Plovdiv K-4 1000 m 2018 Belgrade K-4 500 m 2018 Belgrade K-2 500 m Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona K-2 500 m

Born in Oxford to an American father and an English/German mother, the family established in Mallorca when Walz was 3 months old.

External links

• Marcus Walz at the International Canoe Federation
• Marcus Walz at Olympics.com
• Marcus Walz at Olympedia