Marcus Becker
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2004 AthensC2
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2003 AugsburgC2
Silver medal – second place2003 AugsburgC2 team
Silver medal – second place2006 PragueC2
Silver medal – second place2006 PragueC2 team
Silver medal – second place2009 La Seu d'UrgellC2 team
Bronze medal – third place2005 PenrithC2
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 KrakówC2 team
Silver medal – second place2005 TacenC2 team
Silver medal – second place2011 La Seu d'UrgellC2 team
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 LoferC2
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 SolkanC2

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.[1]

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.[2]

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
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Season Date Venue Position Event
200128 July 2001Augsburg3rdC2
20033 August 2003Bratislava2ndC2
200430 May 2004Merano2ndC2
200516 July 2005Augsburg1stC2
2 October 2005Penrith3rdC21
20063 June 2006Augsburg1stC2
5 August 2006Prague2ndC21
20095 July 2009Bratislava3rdC2
11 July 2009Augsburg1stC2
201027 June 2010La Seu d'Urgell3rdC2
1 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.


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