Björn Bach
German canoeist (born 1976)
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Björn Bach (born 21 June 1976) is a German canoe sprinter who competed from 1997 to 2006. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals in the K-4 1000 m (2000, 2004).[1]
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2000 Sydney | K-4 1000 m |
| 2004 Athens | K-4 1000 m |
| World Championships | ||
 | 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 |
| 2005 Zagreb | K-4 1000 m |
| 1997 Dartmouth | K-4 500 m |
| 1999 Milan | K-4 1000 m |
| 2002 Seville | K-4 1000 m |
| 2005 Zagreb | K-4 200 m |
 | 1997 Dartmouth | K-4 200 m |
| 2003 Gainesville | K-4 1000 m |
Born in Magdeburg he took up the sport at the age of thirteen.
Bach won a dozen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with six golds (K-4 500 m: 1998, 1999; K-4 1000 m: 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005), four silvers (K-4 200 m: 2005, K-4 500 m: 1997, K-4 1000 m: 1999, 2002), and two bronzes (K-4 200 m: 1997, K-4 1000 m: 2003).[2]
His most recent success came at the 2006 European Championships, held in Račice, Czech Republic, where he won a K-4 1000 m bronze medal. At the 2006 ICF Flatwater Racing World Championships however, he finished outside the medals with a fourth in the K-4 1000 m, sixth in the K-4 500 m, and fifth in the K-4 200 m, thus putting to an end Bach's record of having won medals at seven consecutive world championships.
At club level he competes for his home-town club, SC Magdeburg and is trained by Guido Behling.[3]
Height: 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Weight: 92 kg (14 st 7) (203 lb)
