Martin Lang (canoeist)
Martin Lang 
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| Full name | Martin Lang | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Germany
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| birthday | June 14, 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| place of birth | Saarbrücken , Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| discipline | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boat class | kayak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| society |
Saarbrücken Canoe Club VfK Saar |
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| National squad | since 1986-2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| status | resigned | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Martin Lang (born June 14, 1968 in Saarbrücken ) is a German canoeist .
Life
Martin Lang grew up in a family who were enthusiastic about canoeing and who took him on board from an early age. He was particularly enthusiastic about the white water . He got his first own canoe in elementary school. At first, however, he took part in competitive swimming from 1976 to 1978. He also joined the Saarbrücken Canoe Club early on. From August 1978 he attended the Willi-Graf-Gymnasium in Saarbrücken . At this time he also took part in his first regatta and his first slalom .
During his school days he took part in various student championships. In 1980 he won bronze in Berlin. Between 1980 and 1997 he won a total of 10 German championship titles. In 1984 he was called up to the national team of the German Canoe Association (DKV). Between 1986 and 2001 he was a member of the German national team.
In 1988 he was number 1 in the German rankings for the first time. At the Canoe Slalom World Championships in 1989 he finished 5th in the single and 4th place in the three. In 1990 he became European champion and 1991 world champion. In 1992 he also attended the Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona. Canoeing had become Olympic for the first time in 20 years, with Martin Lang competing as reigning world champion and title contender. An Eskimo roll and a peat error on La Seu d'Urgell resulted in a 6th place.
After the first failed dream of Olympic gold, he became world champion again in 1993 and European rafting champion in 1994 . With the single canoe team he was world champion at the Canoe Slalom World Championships in 1995 . In 1996 he was allowed to take part again in the Olympic Games , this time in Atlanta. After an Eskimo role, he only managed a disappointing seventh place. For the Olympic Games in Sydney 2000 he failed to qualify within Germany . One last time he took part in the European Championships in 2000, where he reached a 17th place. He stepped out of the German rankings in 2000 with a final result of second place.
In addition to his sporting successes, there were a total of 11 titles at the Canoe Slalom World Cups between 1990 and 1997.
In March 2001 he announced his retirement from competitive sports. Martin Lang is a member of the DKV Canoe Slalom Hall of Fame.
Private life
After completing secondary school, Martin Lang completed an apprenticeship as a carpenter . After completing his military service , he was initially engaged as a contract soldier until 1992 . After a year of orientation, during which he kept himself afloat as a fitness trainer in Augsburg, he signed up for another four years in the Bundeswehr in 1993. After leaving, he trained as a RECABIC trainer for health prevention. In 1998 he returned to his job as a carpenter, which was followed by retraining as an office clerk at the state sports association.
Martin Lang is married and has three children.
literature
- Volker Bernardi and a .: Olympic history of the Saarland. Gollenstein Verlag, Blieskastel 2004, ISBN 3-935731-54-X . Pp. 276-278
Web links
- Official website
- Martin Lang in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Martin Lang in the Canoe-Slalom.net database
Individual evidence
- ^ Hall of Fame. DKV, accessed on November 6, 2019 .
- ↑ Martin Lang, my sporty life (a success story?!) Author = Martin Lang. Official website, accessed November 6, 2019 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lang, Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German canoeists |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saarbrücken |