Marcus Gross

Marcus Gross (born 28 September 1989) is a German canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s.

Marcus Gross

Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	28 September 1989 Görlitz, Germany
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Sprint kayak
Event(s)	K-2 500 m, K-2 1000 m, K-4 1000 m
Club	Ruder-und Kanu-Verein 1928 Berlin
Medal record Men's sprint Representing  Germany Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 0 0 World Championships 3 0 2 European Games 0 1 0 European Championships 8 2 1 Total 13 3 3 Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-2 1000 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-4 1000 m World Championships 2013 Duisburg K-2 1000 m 2015 Milan K-2 1000 m 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 1000 m 2009 Dartmouth K-2 500 m 2019 Szeged K-2 500 m European Games 2015 Baku K-2 1000 m European Championships 2010 Trasona K-4 1000 m 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 500 m 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 1000 m 2014 Brandenburg K-2 1000 m 2015 Račice K-2 500 m 2015 Račice K-2 1000 m 2016 Moscow K-2 1000 m 2017 Plovdiv K-2 1000 m 2011 Belgrade K-4 1000 m 2018 Belgrade K-2 1000 m 2009 Brandenburg K-2 500 m

He won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's K-4 1000 metres, finishing in 4th place with the team in the final.[1] Gross teamed up with Max Rendschmidt to win the K-2 1000m at the 2013 World Championships and the 2013 European Championships.[2] They defended their European title in 2014.[2] In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural European Games, for Germany in canoe sprint, more specifically, Men's K-2 1000m with Max Rendschmidt. He earned a silver medal. The team also won the K2 500 m at the 2015 European Championships.[3] At the 2015 World Championships, Gross and Rendschmidt won the men's K-2 1000m.[4] Gross marked the occasion by proposing to his girlfriend.[4]

He represented his country also at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won two gold medals, in K-2 1000 metres and K-4 1000 m events. In the K-2 1000 metres he competed with Max Rendschmidt, while the K-4 team consisted of Gross, Rendschmidt, Tom Liebscher and Max Hoff.[5] That year Gross and Hoff also won the European K2 1000 m event.[6] In 2017, they retained the European title.[7]

Having missed out on the title at the 2017 World Championships, Gross and Hoff won the K2 1000 m at the 2018 World Championships.[8] At the 2018 European Championships, Gross and Hoff won a silver medal in the K2 1000 m.[9]

References

1. "Marcus Gross". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
2. "Canoe Sprint events starting on 17 August: preview facts". ICF - Planet Canoe. 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
3. "European Sprint Championships Moscow". ICF - Planet Canoe. 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
4. "Poulsen (DEN) and Carrington (NZL) take gold in Milan". ICF - Planet Canoe. 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
5. "Germany Canoeing at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Games | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
6. "Hungary tops the medal table after the first final day in Moscow". ICF - Planet Canoe. 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
7. "Brendel adds 2017 European title to his winning list". ICF - Planet Canoe. 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
8. "Germans dominate Olympic events at canoe sprint World Championships". ICF - Planet Canoe. 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
9. "Pimenta and Fuksa continue stunning 2018 form". ICF - Planet Canoe. 2018-06-09. Retrieved 2018-09-21.

External links

• Marcus Gross at the International Canoe Federation
• Marcus Gross at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Canoe09.ca profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-12-14)