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Markus Mendy Swoboda (born 5 February 1990) is an Austrian paracanoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a gold medal in the K-1 200 m TA event at the 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań.

FullnameMarkus Mendy Swoboda
Born5 February 1990 (1990-02-05) (age 36)
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Markus Swoboda
Personal information
Full nameMarkus Mendy Swoboda
Born5 February 1990 (1990-02-05) (age 36)
Sport
SportParacanoe
KL2
Medal record
Men's paracanoeing
Representing  Austria
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroKL2
Sprint World Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 PoznańK-1 TA
Gold medal – first place2011 SzegedK-1 TA
Gold medal – first place2012 PoznańK-1 TA
Gold medal – first place2013 DuisburgK-1 TA
Gold medal – first place2014 MoscowK-1 TA
Gold medal – first place2015 MilanKL2
Silver medal – second place2016 DuisburgKL2
Silver medal – second place2017 RačiceKL2
Silver medal – second place2017 RačiceVL2
Bronze medal – third place2021 CopenhagenKL2
Sprint European Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Montemor-o-VelhoK-1 TA
Gold medal – first place2015 RačiceKL2
Gold medal – first place2016 MoscowKL2
Gold medal – first place2017 PlovdivKL2
Gold medal – first place2017 PlovdivVL2
Gold medal – first place2018 BelgradeKL2
Silver medal – second place2019 PoznańKL2
Silver medal – second place2021 PoznańKL2
Marathon World Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 GyőrKL2
Gold medal – first place2025 GyőrVL3
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Career

In September 2025, he competed at the 2025 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships and won a gold medal in the VL3 event with a time of 53:31.78. This marked the first time paracanoe was competed in marathon distances at the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships.[1]

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