Björn Bach

Björn Bach (born 21 June 1976) is a German sprint canoer 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]

Björn Bach

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
2000 SydneyK-4 1000 m
2004 AthensK-4 1000 m
World Championships
1997 DartmouthK-4 1000 m
1998 SzegedK-4 500 m
1998 SzegedK-4 1000 m
1999 MilanK-4 500 m
2001 PoznańK-4 1000 m
2005 ZagrebK-4 1000 m
1997 DartmouthK-4 500 m
1999 MilanK-4 1000 m
2002 SevilleK-4 1000 m
2005 ZagrebK-4 200 m
1997 DartmouthK-4 200 m
2003 GainesvilleK-4 1000 m

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. SC Magdeburg (in German)


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