Mario von Appen
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Mario•von Appen |
| Used name | Mario•von Appen |
| Born | 31 July 1965 in Hamburg, Hamburg (GER) |
| Measurements | 198 cm / 93 kg |
| Affiliations | KG Essen, Essen (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
German flatwater canoeist Mario von Appen was a member of the gold medal winning kayak fours 1,000 metres team at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, beating the reigning Olympic and World Champions Hungary by 0.64 seconds into second place. Von Appen also won six medals at the World Championships, with two gold, three silvers and one bronze, all with the K4. He also won several German national titles, among them the K1 title in 1984.
Von Appen was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award. He later became a computer scientist and emigrated to Australia where he became the managing director of an IT company.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | GER |
Mario von Appen | |||
| Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | Germany | 1 | Gold |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Canoe Sprint World Championships (2–3–1 1989 Plovdiv silver: K4 500 m (competed for West Germany); 1993 København gold: K4 1000 m and K4 10000 m, silver: K4 500 m; 1994 Ciudad de México bronze: K4 1000 m; 1995 Duisburg silver: K4 500 m)