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.[1] 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.

Marcus Walz
Walz (lane 5) in 2014
Personal information
Full nameMarcus Cooper Walz
NationalityEnglish
Spanish
Born (1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 (age 29)
Oxford, England
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportSprint kayak
ClubReial Club Nàutic Portopetro
Medal record
Men's sprint kayak
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo K-4 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Račice K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 Copenhagen K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Dartmouth K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Milan K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 Račice K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Szeged K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Moscow K-1 500 m
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska K-4 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Plovdiv K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Belgrade K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Belgrade K-2 500 m
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona K-2 500 m

Born in Oxford to an American father and an English/German mother, the family established in Mallorca when Walz was 3 months old.[2]

On June 26, 2024, the Spanish Olympic Committee, choiced to Cooper with the olympic boat driver Támara Echegoyen as the flag bearers to the París 2024.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Marcus Walz". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Marcus Cooper y Támara Echegoyen serán los abanderados de España en París" (in Spanish). El País.com. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for   Spain
París 2024
With: Támara Echegoyen
Succeeded by
Incumbent