Mark Zabel
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Mark•Zabel |
| Used name | Mark•Zabel |
| Born | 12 August 1973 in Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt (GER) |
| Measurements | 190 cm / 86 kg |
| Affiliations | SC Magdeburg, Magdeburg (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 2 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
German flatwater canoeist Mark Zabel won the gold medal with the kayak fours at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He added two silver medals with the fours at Sydney in 2000, and Athens in 2004. At World Championships, he won six gold, four silver, and three bronze medals. Zabel also won two European Championships and also added a silver medal.
After his active career Zabel worked as a coach with the Regional Canoe Association of Saxony-Anhalt until the end of 2014, and from the following year became a canoe coach at the Saxony-Anhalt Regional Olympic Center in Magdeburg.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | GER |
Mark Zabel | |||
| Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | Germany | 1 | Gold | |||
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | GER |
Mark Zabel | |||
| Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | Germany | 2 | Silver | |||
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | GER |
Mark Zabel | |||
| Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | Germany | 2 | Silver |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Canoe Sprint European Championships (2–1–0 2000 Poznań gold: K4 500 m and K4 1000 m; 2001 Milano silver: K4 1000 m)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Canoe Sprint World Championships (6–4–3 1995 Duisburg gold: K4 1000 m, silver: K4 500 m, bronze: K4 200 m; 1997 Dartmouth gold: K4 1000 m, silver: K4 500 m, bronze: K4 200 m; 1998 Szeged gold: K4 500 m and K4 1000 m; 1999 Milano gold: K4 500 m, silver: K4 1000 m; 2001 Poznań gold: K4 1000 m; 2002 Sevilla silver: K4 1000 m; 2003 Gainesville bronze: K4 1000 m)