Alexander Grimm (born 6 September 1986 in

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) is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2002. Grimm won a gold medal in the K1 event at the

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. He also won three gold medals in the K1 team event at the

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, earning them in

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and

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. He won a total of eight medals at the

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(2 golds, 5 silvers and 1 bronze). Grimm won the 2009 Adidas Sickline whitewater extreme race, despite having little previous experience of extreme whitewater or indeed of paddling the creekboats used to enhance paddler safety. His younger sister Michaela has also represented Germany in canoe slalom.

World Cup individual podiums

¹ Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points

References

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42-83 from Medal Winners ICF updated 2007.pdf?MenuID=Results/1107/0,Medal_winners_since_1936/1510/0 ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
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External links

Official website
* * * 1986 births Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics German male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists of Germany Olympic gold medalists for Germany Sportspeople from Augsburg Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships {{Germany-canoe-Olympic-medalist-stub