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

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

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with

Saúl Craviotto Saúl Craviotto Rivero (born 3 November 1984) is a Spanish sprint kayaker who has been racing since the mid-2000s. He has won five Olympic medals: a gold medal (with Carlos Pérez) in the K-2 500 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, a si ...

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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, he ...

. Born in

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to an American father and an English/German mother, the family established in Mallorca 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