Marco Herszel (born 2 June 1979 in

Schönebeck Schönebeck (), officially Schönebeck (Elbe), is a town in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Elbe, approx. southeast of Magdeburg. For much of the twentieth century it was noted ...

, Bezirk Magdeburg) is a German sprint canoeist who competed in the early to mid-2000s. He won four medals at the

ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships are an international event in canoe racing, one of two Summer Olympic sport events organized by the International Canoe Federation (the other being the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships). The World Cham ...

a gold (K-4 1000 m: 2007), a silver (K-2 1000 m: 2005) and two bronzes (K-2 1000 m: 2001, 2003). Herszel also finished sixth in the K-2 1000 m event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in

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1979 births Living people People from Schönebeck People from Bezirk Magdeburg German male canoeists Sportspeople from Saxony-Anhalt Olympic canoeists for Germany Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Germany-canoe-bio-stub