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German slalom canoeist
Marcus Becker
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens C2
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Augsburg C2
Silver medal – second place 2003 Augsburg C2 team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Prague C2
Silver medal – second place 2006 Prague C2 team
Silver medal – second place 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Penrith C2
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Kraków C2 team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Tacen C2 team
Silver medal – second place 2011 La Seu d'Urgell C2 team
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Lofer C2
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Solkan C2

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.

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.

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

World Cup individual podiums

1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
C2 3 3 4 10
Season Date Venue Position Event
2001 28 July 2001 Augsburg 3rd C2
2003 3 August 2003 Bratislava 2nd C2
2004 30 May 2004 Merano 2nd C2
2005 16 July 2005 Augsburg 1st C2
2 October 2005 Penrith 3rd C2
2006 3 June 2006 Augsburg 1st C2
5 August 2006 Prague 2nd C2
2009 5 July 2009 Bratislava 3rd C2
11 July 2009 Augsburg 1st C2
2010 27 June 2010 La Seu d'Urgell 3rd C2
World Championship counting for World Cup points

References

  1. "Marcus Becker". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. "Marcus BECKER (GER)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
World Champions in Men's Canoe Slalom C2


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