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{{short description|Spanish canoeist}} |
{{short description|Spanish canoeist (born 1994)}} |
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| name = Marcus Walz |
| name = Marcus Walz |
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| fullname = Marcus Cooper Walz Walz<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.csd.gob.es/es/alta-competicion/juegos-olimpicos-y-paralimpicos/clasificacion-y-plazas-olimpicas-paris-2024|title=Clasificación y Plazas Olímpicas París 2024 *|website=CSD – Consejo Superior de Deportes|lang=es-es}}</ref> |
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| birth_name = Marcus Cooper Walz |
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| image = 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships - Race 120 - K1 M 500 - Semi - Final 2.jpg |
| image = 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships - Race 120 - K1 M 500 - Semi - Final 2.jpg |
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| caption = Walz (lane 5) in 2014 |
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| nationality = British<br>Spanish |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|10|3|df=y}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|10|3|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Oxford]], England |
| birth_place = [[Oxford]], England |
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{{MedalSilver|[[2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|2019 Szeged]]|[[2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's K-4 500 metres|K-4 500 m]]}} |
{{MedalSilver|[[2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|2019 Szeged]]|[[2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's K-4 500 metres|K-4 500 m]]}} |
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{{MedalBronze|[[2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|2014 Moscow]]|K-1 500 m}} |
{{MedalBronze|[[2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|2014 Moscow]]|K-1 500 m}} |
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{{Medal|Competition|[[European Games]]}} |
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{{Medal|Gold|[[2023 European Games|2023 Kraków-Małopolska]]|[[Canoe sprint at the 2023 European Games – Men's K-4 500 metres|K-4 500 m]]}} |
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{{MedalComp|[[Canoe Sprint European Championships|European Championships]]}} |
{{MedalComp|[[Canoe Sprint European Championships|European Championships]]}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2017 Canoe Sprint European Championships|2017 Plovdiv]]|K-4 1000 m}} |
{{MedalGold|[[2017 Canoe Sprint European Championships|2017 Plovdiv]]|K-4 1000 m}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2018 Canoe Sprint European Championships|2018 Belgrade]]|K-4 500 m}} |
{{MedalGold|[[2018 Canoe Sprint European Championships|2018 Belgrade]]|K-4 500 m}} |
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{{MedalSilver|2018 Belgrade|K-2 500 m}} |
{{MedalSilver|2018 Belgrade|K-2 500 m}} |
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Mediterranean Games]]}} |
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{{Medal|Gold|[[2018 Mediterranean Games|2018 Tarragona]]|[[Canoeing at the 2018 Mediterranean Games – Men's K-2 500 metres|K-2 500 m]]}} |
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'''Marcus Cooper Walz''' (born 3 October 1994) is |
'''Marcus Cooper Walz Walz''' (born 3 October 1994) is a [[Sprint kayak|sprint canoeist]]. Born in the United Kingdom, he has competed internationally for Spain since the early 2010s. He won the gold medal in the [[Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres|K-1 1000 metres event]] at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/es/atleta/marcus-walz |title=Marcus Walz |publisher=Rio 2016 |accessdate=17 August 2016 |archive-date=26 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826214345/https://www.rio2016.com/es/atleta/marcus-walz |url-status=dead }}</ref> He won the silver medal in the [[Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's K-4 500 metres|Men's K-4 500 metres event]] at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]] with [[Saúl Craviotto]], [[Carlos Arévalo]] and [[Rodrigo Germade]]. |
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Born in [[Oxford]] to an American father and a British/German mother, the family established in [[Mallorca]] when Walz was 3 months old.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elespanol.com/deportes/juegos-olimpicos/20160816/148235625_0.html |title=De Oxford a Mallorca: Marcus Cooper Walz se hace con el oro en la modalidad K1 de 1000 metros |date=16 August 2016 |publisher=El Español| accessdate=17 August 2016}}</ref> |
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On 26 June 2024, the [[Spanish Olympic Committee]] selected Cooper, together with the Olympic [[Boat racing|boat driver]] [[Támara Echegoyen]], as the flag bearers for [[2024 Summer Olympics|París 2024]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elpais.com/deportes/juegos-olimpicos/2024-06-26/marcus-cooper-y-tamara-echegoyen-seran-los-abanderados-de-espana-en-paris.html|title=Marcus Cooper y Támara Echegoyen serán los abanderados de España en París|publisher=El País.com|language=ES|date=26 June 2024|access-date=27 June 2024}}</ref> |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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{{Footer World Champions Canoe Sprint K-4 500 m Men}} |
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{{Footer World Champions Canoe Sprint K-2 500 m Men}} |
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| before = [[Saúl Craviotto]]<br />[[Mireia Belmonte]] |
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| title = [[List of flag bearers for Spain at the Olympics|Flagbearer]] for {{ESP}} |
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| with = [[Támara Echegoyen]] |
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| years = [[2024 Summer Olympics|París 2024]] |
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| after = '''''Incumbent''''' |
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[[Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in canoeing]] |
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Revision as of 04:45, 24 July 2024
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Birth name | Marcus Cooper Walz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Marcus Cooper Walz Walz[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | British Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Oxford, England | 3 October 1994||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Land | Spanien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Sprint kayak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Reial Club Nàutic Portopetro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marcus Cooper Walz Walz (born 3 October 1994) is a sprint canoeist. Born in the United Kingdom, he has competed internationally for Spain 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.[2] 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.
Born in Oxford to an American father and a British/German mother, the family established in Mallorca when Walz was 3 months old.[3]
On 26 June 2024, the Spanish Olympic Committee selected Cooper, together with the Olympic boat driver Támara Echegoyen, as the flag bearers for París 2024.[4]
References
- ^ "Clasificación y Plazas Olímpicas París 2024 *". CSD – Consejo Superior de Deportes (in European Spanish).
- ^ "Marcus Walz". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "De Oxford a Mallorca: Marcus Cooper Walz se hace con el oro en la modalidad K1 de 1000 metros". El Español. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Marcus Cooper y Támara Echegoyen serán los abanderados de España en París" (in Spanish). El País.com. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- English emigrants to Spain
- Naturalised citizens of Spain
- Naturalised sports competitors
- Spanish male canoeists
- Spanish people of American descent
- Spanish people of English descent
- Spanish people of German descent
- Olympic canoeists for Spain
- Olympic gold medalists for Spain
- Olympic silver medalists for Spain
- Sportspeople from Mallorca
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
- ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
- Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Oxford
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain
- Mediterranean Games medalists in canoeing
- Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Canoeists at the 2019 European Games
- Canoeists at the 2023 European Games
- European Games gold medalists for Spain
- European Games medalists in canoeing