Marcus Cooper (canoeist)

Marcus Cooper
Cooper (lane 5) in 2014
Personal information
Full nameMarcus Cooper Walz
NationalityBritish (former)
Spanish (current)
Born (1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 (age 32)
Oxford, England
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportSprint kayak
ClubReial Club Nàutic Portopetro
Medal record
Men's sprint kayak
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroK-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisK-4 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 RačiceK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place2021 CopenhagenK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place2022 DartmouthK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2015 MilanK-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place2017 RačiceK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2018 Montemor-o-VelhoK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2019 SzegedK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2014 MoscowK-1 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 PlovdivK-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2018 BelgradeK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2018 BelgradeK-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place2026 Montemor-o-VelhoK-4 500 m
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaK-4 500 m
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2018 TarragonaK-2 500 m

Marcus Cooper Walz (born 3 October 1994) is a sprint canoeist. Born in England, he has competed internationally for Spain since the early 2010s. He won the gold medal in the K-1 1000 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He won the silver medal in the Men's K-4 500 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo with Saúl Craviotto, Carlos Arévalo and Rodrigo Germade.

Born in Oxford to English parents, the family established in Mallorca when Cooper was 3 months old. Walz became a Spanish national in 2015. On 26 June 2024, the Spanish Olympic Committee selected Cooper, together with the Olympic boat driver Támara Echegoyen, as the flag bearers for París 2024.

Cooper competed as Marcus Walz until 2022.

Major results

Olympics

YearK-1 1000K-2 500K-4 500
20161st place, gold medalist(s)N/aN/a
2020N/a2nd place, silver medalist(s)
202443rd place, bronze medalist(s)

World championships

YearK-1 500K-2 500K-4 500
20143rd place, bronze medalist(s)N/a
20152nd place, silver medalist(s)N/a
20171st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
20182nd place, silver medalist(s)
20192nd place, silver medalist(s)
20211st place, gold medalist(s)
202291st place, gold medalist(s)
20237

References

  1. 1 2 "Marcus Cooper". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "WALZ Marcus". Rio 2016 Olympics. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "De Oxford a Mallorca: Marcus Cooper Walz se hace con el oro en la modalidad K1 de 1000 metros". El Español (in Spanish). 16 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Mínguez, Jesús (16 August 2016). "Spain's Olympic hero Walz only became 'Spanish' one year ago". Diario AS. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Marcus Cooper y Támara Echegoyen serán los abanderados de España en París". El País (in Spanish). 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Clasificación y Plazas Olímpicas París 2024 *". CSD – Consejo Superior de Deportes (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Marcus Cooper". International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 6 August 2024.