Marcus Cooper Walz (born 3 October 1994) is an English-born Spanish

sprint canoeist Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water. Overview Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...

who has competed internationally since the early 2010s. He won the gold medal in the K-1 1000 metres event at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

in Rio de Janeiro. He won the silver medal in the Men's K-4 500 metres event at the

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in Tokyo with Saúl Craviotto, Carlos Arévalo and

Rodrigo Germade Rodrigo Germade Barreiro (born 23 August 1990) is a Spanish sprint canoeist. 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 Marcus Walz. Previously, h ...

. Born in Oxford to an American father and an English/German mother, the family established in

Mallorca Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean. The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Bal ...

when Walz was 3 months old.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Walz, Marcus 1994 births Living people English emigrants to Spain Spanish male canoeists Spanish people of German descent Spanish people of English 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