Mark Zabel

Mark Zabel (born 12 August 1973 in Calbe, Saxony-Anhalt) is a German sprint canoeist and Surfski Champion. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three medals in the K-4 1000 m event with one gold (1996) and two silvers (2000, 2004).

Mark Zabel

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
	1996 Atlanta	K-4 1000 m
	2000 Sydney	K-4 1000 m
	2004 Athens	K-4 1000 m
World Championships
	1995 Duisburg	K-4 1000 m
	1997 Dartmouth	K-4 1000 m
	1998 Szeged	K-4 500 m
	1998 Szeged	K-4 1000 m
	1999 Milan	K-4 500 m
	2001 Poznań	K-4 1000 m
	1995 Duisburg	K-4 500 m
	1997 Dartmouth	K-4 500 m
	1999 Milan	K-4 1000 m
	2002 Seville	K-4 1000 m
	1995 Duisburg	K-4 200 m
	1997 Dartmouth	K-4 200 m
	2003 Gainesville	K-4 1000 m

Zabel also won thirteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with six golds (K-4 500 m: 1998, 1999; K-4 1000 m: 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001), four silvers (K-4 500 m: 1995, 1997; K-4 1000 m: 1999, 2002), and three bronzes (K-4 200 m: 1995, 1997; K-4 1000 m: 2003).

Zabel retired in July 2005 and has now become a coach. He is 190 cm tall and raced at 86 kg (189 lbs).

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Mark Zabel at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)