Marcus Becker Explained

Marcus Becker (born 11 September 1981 in Merseburg) is a German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1996 to 2011. He won a silver medal in the C2 event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1]

Becker won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C2: 2003), four silvers (C2: 2006, C2 team: 2003, 2006, 2009), and a bronze (C2: 2005). He also won a gold and two silvers in the C2 team event at the European Championships.[2]

His partner in the C2 boat throughout his career was Stefan Henze.

World Cup individual podiums

Total
C2 3 3 4 10
SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2001 28 July 2001 3rd C2
2003 3 August 2003 bgcolor=silver2nd C2
2004 30 May 2004 bgcolor=silver2nd C2
2005 16 July 2005 bgcolor=gold1st C2
2 October 2005 3rd C21
2006 3 June 2006 bgcolor=gold1st C2
5 August 2006 bgcolor=silver2nd C21
2009 5 July 2009 3rd C2
11 July 2009 bgcolor=gold1st C2
2010 27 June 2010 3rd C2

1 World Championship counting for World Cup points

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marcus Becker. Sports-Reference.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417223112/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/marcus-becker-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. 7 October 2017.
  2. Web site: Marcus BECKER (GER). CanoeSlalom.net. 7 October 2017.