Sebastian Brendel of Germany competes during the Men's Canoe Single 1000m Final A on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Lagoa Stadium on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Sebastian Brendel of Germany celebrates after winning gold during the Men's Canoe Single 1000m Final A on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Lagoa Stadium on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Marcus Walz of Spain competes during the Men's Kayak Single 1000m Final A on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Lagoa Stadium on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Silver medalist Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos of Brazil, gold medalist Sebastian Brendel of Germany and bronze medalist Serghei Tarnovschi of Moldova celebrate on the podium during the Men's Canoe Single 1000m Final A on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Lagoa Stadium on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Sebastian Brendel of Germany and Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos of Brazil compete during the Men's Canoe Single 1000m Final A on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Lagoa Stadium on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Sebastian Brendel of Germany and Jan Vandrey of Germany compete on their way to winning the Men's Canoe Double 1000m on Day 15 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Lagoa Stadium on August 20, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Max Rendschmidt, Tom Liebscher, Max Hoff and Marcus Gross of Germany compete on their way to winning the gold medal in the Men's Kayak Four 1000m Finals on Day 15 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Lagoa Stadium on August 20, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Ken Wallace and Lachlan Tame of Australia compete during the Men's Kayak Double 1000m Final at the Lagoa Stadium on Day 13 of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games on August 18, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Max Rendschmidt and Marcus Gross of Germany celebrate after winning gold in the Men's Kayak Double 1000m Final at the Lagoa Stadium on Day 13 of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games on August 18, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Ken Wallace and Lachlan Tame of Australia compete during the Men's Kayak Double 1000m Final at the Lagoa Stadium on Day 13 of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games on August 18, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.