Mark Zabel

Mark Zabel (born August 12, 1973 in Calbe (Saale) , GDR ) is a former German canoeist .

Zabel began his career at TSG Calbe and then moved to SC Magdeburg . During his career, he was once Olympic champion , six times world champion and twice silver medalist at the Olympic Games in a four-person kayak . In addition, Mark Zabel won the 20 km long surf ski race at the Baltic Sea Challenge in Rerik in 2005 .

In 2005 he ended his career as an active athlete. Then worked as a state trainer in the State Canoe Association of Saxony-Anhalt until the end of 2014 . Since 2015 he has been working as a canoe trainer in the state performance center of Saxony-Anhalt in Magdeburg.

Medals

• World Championship 1995
  • Quad kayak 200 meters: bronze
  • Quad kayak 500 meters: silver
  • Quad kayak 1000 meters: gold
• 1996 Summer Olympics
  • Quad kayak 1000 meters: gold
• World Championship 1997
  • Quad kayak 200 meters: bronze
  • Quad kayak 500 meters: silver
  • Quad kayak 1000 meters: gold
• World Championship 1998
  • Quad kayak 500 meters: gold
  • Quad kayak 1000 meters: gold
• World Championship 1999
  • Quad kayak 500 meters: gold
  • Quad kayak 1000 meters: silver
• 2000 Summer Olympics
  • Quad kayak 1000 meters: silver
• European Championship 2000
  • Quad kayak 500 meters: gold
  • Quad kayak 1000 meters: gold
• World Championship 2001
  • Quad kayak 1000 meters: gold
• European Championship 2001
  • Quad kayak 1000 meters: silver
• World Championship 2002
  • Quad kayak 1000 meters: silver
• World Championship 2003
  • Quad kayak 1000 meters: bronze
• 2004 Summer Olympics
  • Quad kayak 1000 meters: silver

literature

• National Olympic Committee for Germany: Athens 2004. The German Olympic team. Frankfurt am Main 2004

Web links

• Official website
• Mark Zabel in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )