Max Hoff (born 12 September 1982) is a German sprint canoeist and former wildwater canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. He has won a total of eight medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with five golds (K-1 1000 m: 2009, 2010,[1] 2013; K-1 5000 m: 2011 and K-4 1000 m: 2011 ) and three silvers (K-1 5000 m: 2010, 2014, 2015).

Max Hoff
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1982-09-12) 12 September 1982 (age 42)
Troisdorf, West Germany
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb)
Websitemaxhoff.de
Sport
Country Germany
SportSprint kayak
Event(s)K-1 500 m, K-1 1000 m, K-1 5000 m, K-2 1000 m, K-4 1000 m
ClubKanusport-Gemeinschaft Essen
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London K-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo K-2 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Dartmouth K-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 Poznań K-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Szeged K-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Szeged K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Duisburg K-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Szeged K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2010 Poznań K-1 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Moscow K-1 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Milan K-1 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 Račice K-1 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Szeged K-1 5000 m
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku K-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku K-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk K-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk K-1 5000 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Belgrade K-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2012 Zagreb K-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Brandenburg K-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Račice K-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Moscow K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Plovdiv K-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Belgrade K-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Plovdiv K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 Poznań K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Belgrade K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Račice K-1 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Belgrade K-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Brandenburg K-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Poznań K-2 500 m

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the K-1 1000 m. Four years later, at the 2016 Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m event as well as finishing seventh overall in the K-1 1000m event. He finished fifth in the K-1 1000 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

References

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  1. ^ "2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships men's K-1 1000 m A final results". Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
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