BRENDEL Sebastian

Olympic Games

Year	Location	C1 200m	C1 1000m	C2 1000m
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	-	1	1
2012	London, GBR	16	1	-

World Championships

Year	Location	C1 200m	C1 500m	C1 1000m	C1 5000m	C4 500m	C4 1000m	C1 4x200m
2019	Szeged, HUN	-	1	4	1	-	-	-
2018	Montemor-o-Velho, POR	-	2	1	1	-	-	-
2017	Racice, CZE	-	-	1	1	-	1	-
2015	Milan, ITA	-	8	1	1	-	-	-
2014	Moscow, RUS	-	2	1	1	-	-	4
2013	Duisburg, GER	-	-	2	1	-	-	2
2011	Szeged, HUN	10	-	41	-	-	-	3
2010	Poznan, POL	-	8	3	-	-	-	6
2009	Dartmouth, NS, CAN	17	4	3	-	-	-	4
2007	Duisburg, GER	-	-	-	-	2	-	-

European Games

Year	Location	C1 1000m
2019	Minsk, BLR	3

European Championships

Year	Location	C1 500m	C1 1000m	C1 5000m	C2 500m	C2 1000m	C4 1000m
2021	Poznan, POL	-	-	1	2	1	-
2018	Belgrade, SRB	2	2	1	-	-	-
2017	Plovdiv, BUL	-	1	1	-	-	2

World Cup overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	C1 1000m	C2 1000m
2021	-	1 x 1st
2019	2 x 4th	1 x 4th, 1 x 5th
2018	1 x 1st, 1 x 3rd	1 x 5th
2017	1 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 9th	1 x 4th

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
1	2021	Canoe Double 1000m	World Cup	Szeged, HUN	3:48.27
1	2018	Canoe Single 1000m	World Championships	Montemor-o-Velho, POR	3:48.390
1	2017	Canoe Single 1000m	World Championships	Racice, CZE	3:50.503
2	2017	Canoe Single 1000m	World Cup	Belgrade, SRB	3:48.208
3	2018	Canoe Single 1000m	World Cup	Duisburg, GER	3:45.727
4	2019	Canoe Single 1000m	World Cup	Duisburg, GER	3:50.731
4	2019	Canoe Single 1000m	World Cup	Poznan, POL	3:46.590
4	2019	Canoe Double 1000m	World Cup	Duisburg, GER	3:30.344
4	2017	Canoe Double 1000m	World Cup	Szeged, HUN	3:28.843
5	2019	Canoe Double 1000m	World Cup	Poznan, POL	3:32.038
5	2018	Canoe Double 1000m	World Cup	Duisburg, GER	3:36.956

Legend
C - Canoe, K - Kayak, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Athlete, Police Officer

Daughter Hanna [2010], son Edwin [2013]

English, German

KC Potsdam [Germany]

Ralph Welke [club, national], GER

He has represented German in stand-up paddleboarding at World Cup events. (canoe-europe.org, 12 Jul 2018)

2007 for Germany (wassersport-schwedt.de, 15 May 2015)

He took up the sport at age eight in Schwedt, Germany. After three years he moved to Potsdam, Germany, in order to attend a school for talented athletes. (pnn.de, 05 Sep 2013)

He tried football, karate and athletics before he decided to take up canoe sprint. (sebastian-brendel.de, 25 Jun 2012)

To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (5 Ringe im Visier YouTube channel, 14 Jan 2020)

US swimmer Michael Phelps. (lsb-brandenburg.de, 01 Apr 2015)

He was named the 2016 Best Male Canoe Sprint Olympian at the World Paddle Awards. (canoe-europe.org, 24 Feb 2017)

He received the 2015 Kienbaum Award from the German Olympic Committee [DOSB] in recognition of his diligence during training and for being a positive example to young people. (dosb.de, 05 Jun 2015)

He was named the 2015 Champion of the Year in Germany. (Facebook page, 29 May 2016; sport1.de, 02 Oct 2015)

He was named Male Athlete of the Year in Brandenburg, Germany, in 2012, 2014 and 2015. (kanu.de, 14 Dec 2015; rbb-online.de, 13 Dec 2014)

He received the Silbernen Lorbeerblatt [Silver Laurel Leaf] in 2012. It is the highest state sports award in Germany. (bundespraesident.de, 07 Nov 2012)