Olympic silver for Hoff / Schopf in kayak-two

At age 16 age difference on the Olympic podium: The "generation boat" has preserved a cool head in the heat of Tokyo and won the second medal for Germany's racing canes.

The 38-year-old Max Hoff and Youngster Jacob Schopf padded on the Sea Forest Waterway in the kayak-two to silver, for the hoped-for jump on the Olympic throne missing after 1000 m ultimately three tenths of a second.

"I'm very emotional, I'm looking forward to animal about the silver medal," Hoff neveroche, tears stood in his eyes: "That was my last big race. Of course we would like to end it with gold, but now I have the medal set full " The German duo was in third place at temperatures of 35 degrees Celsius to race time, but then pushed closer to the top. Ultimately, Australia saved a narrow lead to the finish, Czech Republic took Bronze.

Hoff and Schopf lead the German success story in the K2. In 2016 in Rio Max Rendschmidt and Marcus were great for the Olympic Giegel, most recently, the German Canoe Association (DKV) remained in this boat class in 2004 without a medal. And the generation boat never made a doubt about the continuation of this series. In the lead, the gait was enough for rank two, in the semifinals they let the muscles play for the first time at the sovereign victory.

Since May 2019, the canoes from Essen and Potsdam sit in a boat, chemistry agreed right away. The 22-year-old chief gave his partner the potted names "Daddy" - and the "father-son-duo" padded at the first common major event to WM-Gold.

In Japan, the seven-time world champion hoff now after gold in the K4 of Rio as well as bronze in the kayak-one 2012 in London the crowning conclusion of his success career. For chief, it was four in one of the first precious metal at Olympia - he is the hope of the new German generation.

The kayak women missed the final run in one clear. Sabrina Hering Pradler Paddelte in the B-final rank two, Jule Hake was second in C-final. Canadier specialist Lisa Jahn did not come out in B-finals out five.

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The targeted six medals are thus difficult for the DKV only hard - even if still promising boats still go to the start on Saturday. The three-time Olympic champion Sebastian Brendel goes to Bronze in two in the Canadier one over 1000 m on the hunt for precious metal. The kayak foursome around Ronald Rauhe is clear gold favorite, the K4 of women also expects medal elevations.