Arnd Goldschmidt (born 9 June 1981 in

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), is a German flatwater canoer and former world champion. A junior world champion in 1999 with Germany's K-4 1000 m crew, Goldschmidt was called up to the senior K-4 200 m boat which reached the

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final in

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, in 2002. However, he had to wait until the 2004 retirement of Olympic medalists Stefan Ulm and Mark Zabel to get his chance in Germany's ''flagship'' K-4 1000 m crew. His patience was rewarded with a gold medal at the

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. In

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, a surprising failure in the German test event meant he was unable to defend his world title. His elder brother Björn is also a German international. Both are members of the Rheinbrüder Karlsruhe club.

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* * 1981 births German male canoeists Living people Sportspeople from Karlsruhe ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-canoe-bio-stub