Marcus Cooper Walz
Spanish canoeist (born 1994)
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| Birth name | Marcus Cooper Walz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British (former) Spanish (current) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 (age 29)[1] Oxford, England[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sprint kayak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Reial Club Nàutic Portopetro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marcus Cooper Walz (born 3 October 1994) is a sprint canoeist. Born in England, 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 English father and a German mother,[1] the family established in Mallorca when Cooper was 3 months old.[3] Walz became a Spanish national in 2015.[4] 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.[5][6]
Cooper competed as Marcus Walz until 2022.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "COOPER Marcus". Paris 2024 Olympics.
- ^ "Marcus Walz". Rio 2016 Olympics. 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.
- ^ Mínguez, Jesús (16 August 2016). "Spain's Olympic hero Walz only became 'Spanish' one year ago". Diario AS. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Marcus Cooper y Támara Echegoyen serán los abanderados de España en París" (in Spanish). El País.com. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Clasificación y Plazas Olímpicas París 2024 *". CSD – Consejo Superior de Deportes (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Marcus Cooper". International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
External links
- Marcus Cooper Walz at the International Canoe Federation
- Marcus Cooper Walz at Olympics.com
- Marcus Cooper Walz at Olympedia
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Olympic kayaking champions in men's K-1 1000 m
- 1936:
Gregor Hradetzky (AUT) - 1948:
Gert Fredriksson (SWE) - 1952: Gert Fredriksson (SWE)
- 1956: Gert Fredriksson (SWE)
- 1960:
Erik Hansen (DEN) - 1964: Rolf Peterson (SWE)
- 1968:
Mihály Hesz (HUN) - 1972:
Aleksandr Shaparenko (URS) - 1976:
Rüdiger Helm (GDR) - 1980: Rüdiger Helm (GDR)
- 1984:
Alan Thompson (NZL) - 1988:
Greg Barton (USA) - 1992:
Clint Robinson (AUS) - 1996:
Knut Holmann (NOR) - 2000: Knut Holmann (NOR)
- 2004: Eirik Verås Larsen (NOR)
- 2008:
Tim Brabants (GBR) - 2012: Eirik Verås Larsen (NOR)
- 2016:
Marcus Cooper Walz (ESP) - 2020: Bálint Kopasz (HUN)
- 2024:
Josef Dostál (CZE)
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| Preceded by | Flagbearer for  Spain París 2024 With: Támara Echegoyen | Succeeded by Incumbent |
