Björn Bach
Medal record | ||
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Men's canoe sprint | ||
Olympic Games | ||
2000 Sydney | K-4 1000 m | |
2004 Athens | K-4 1000 m | |
World Championships | ||
1997 Dartmouth | K-4 1000 m | |
1998 Szeged | K-4 500 m | |
1998 Szeged | K-4 1000 m | |
1999 Milan | K-4 500 m | |
2001 Poznań | K-4 1000 m | |
2005 Zagreb | K-4 1000 m | |
1997 Dartmouth | K-4 500 m | |
1999 Milan | K-4 1000 m | |
2002 Seville | K-4 1000 m | |
2005 Zagreb | K-4 200 m | |
1997 Dartmouth | K-4 200 m | |
2003 Gainesville | K-4 1000 m |
Björn Bach (born 21 June 1976) is a German canoe sprinter who competed from 1997 to 2006. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals in the K-4 1000 m (2000, 2004).[1]
Born in Magdeburg he took up the sport at the age of thirteen.
Bach won a dozen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with six golds (K-4 500 m: 1998, 1999; K-4 1000 m: 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005), four silvers (K-4 200 m: 2005, K-4 500 m: 1997, K-4 1000 m: 1999, 2002), and two bronzes (K-4 200 m: 1997, K-4 1000 m: 2003).[2]
His most recent success came at the 2006 European Championships, held in Račice, Czech Republic, where he won a K-4 1000 m bronze medal. At the 2006 ICF Flatwater Racing World Championships however, he finished outside the medals with a fourth in the K-4 1000 m, sixth in the K-4 500 m, and fifth in the K-4 200 m, thus putting to an end Bach's record of having won medals at seven consecutive world championships.
At club level he competes for his home-town club, SC Magdeburg and is trained by Guido Behling.[3]
Height: 1.95 m (6' 5") Weight: 92 kg (14 st 7) (203 lb)
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Björn Bach". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011.
- ^ Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.
- ^ SC Magdeburg (in German)
- German Canoeing Union (in German)
External links
- Björn Bach at Olympedia
- Björn Bach at Olympics.com
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