Marcus Gross

{{short description|German canoeist}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Marcus Gross

| image = Marcus Gross2.jpg

| caption = Gross in 2012

| nationality = German

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|9|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Görlitz, East Germany

| height = 1.82 m

| weight = 85 kg

| country = {{GER}}

| sport = Sprint kayak

| event = K-2 500 m, K-2 1000 m, K-4 1000 m

| club = Ruder-und Kanu-Verein 1928 Berlin

| show-medals = no

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's sprint}}

{{MedalCountry|{{GER}}}}

{{MedalCount|total=yes

|Olympic Games|2|0|0

|World Championships|3|0|2

|European Games|0|1|0

|European Championships|8|2|1

}}

{{MedalOlympic}}

{{MedalGold|2016 Rio de Janeiro|K-2 1000 m}}

{{MedalGold|2016 Rio de Janeiro|K-4 1000 m}}

{{MedalComp|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2013 Duisburg|K-2 1000 m}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Milan|K-2 1000 m}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Montemor-o-Velho|K-2 1000 m}}

{{MedalBronze|2009 Dartmouth|K-2 500 m}}

{{MedalBronze|2019 Szeged|K-2 500 m}}

{{MedalComp|European Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2015 Baku|K-2 1000 m}}

{{MedalComp|European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2010 Trasona|K-4 1000 m}}

{{MedalGold|2013 Montemor-o-Velho|K-2 500 m}}

{{MedalGold|2013 Montemor-o-Velho|K-2 1000 m}}

{{MedalGold|2014 Brandenburg|K-2 1000 m}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Račice|K-2 500 m}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Račice|K-2 1000 m}}

{{MedalGold|2016 Moscow|K-2 1000 m}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Plovdiv|K-2 1000 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2011 Belgrade|K-4 1000 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Belgrade|K-2 1000 m}}

{{MedalBronze|2009 Brandenburg|K-2 500 m}}

}}

Marcus Gross (born 28 September 1989) is a German canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s.

He won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's K-4 1000 metres, finishing in 4th place with the team in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/2012/athletes/513a83b0-a03c-4e15-8d20-6fbaa6238b9a|title= Marcus Gross|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=13 September 2012}} Gross teamed up with Max Rendschmidt to win the K-2 1000m at the 2013 World Championships and the 2013 European Championships.{{Cite news|url=https://www.canoeicf.com/news/canoe-sprint-events-starting-17-august-preview-facts|title=Canoe Sprint events starting on 17 August: preview facts|date=2016-08-17|work=ICF - Planet Canoe|access-date=2018-09-21|language=en}} They defended their European title in 2014. In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural European Games, for Germany in canoe sprint, more specifically, Men's K-2 1000m with Max Rendschmidt. He earned a silver medal. The team also won the K2 500 m at the 2015 European Championships.{{Cite news|url=https://www.canoeicf.com/news/european-sprint-championships-moscow|title=European Sprint Championships Moscow|date=2016-06-22|work=ICF - Planet Canoe|access-date=2018-09-21|language=en}} At the 2015 World Championships, Gross and Rendschmidt won the men's K-2 1000m.{{Cite news|url=https://www.canoeicf.com/news/poulsen-den-and-carrington-nzl-take-gold-milan|title=Poulsen (DEN) and Carrington (NZL) take gold in Milan|date=2015-08-22|work=ICF - Planet Canoe|access-date=2018-09-21|language=en}} Gross marked the occasion by proposing to his girlfriend.

He represented his country also at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won two gold medals, in K-2 1000 metres and K-4 1000 m events. In the K-2 1000 metres he competed with Max Rendschmidt, while the K-4 team consisted of Gross, Rendschmidt, Tom Liebscher and Max Hoff.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GER/summer/2016/CAN/|title=Germany Canoeing at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Games {{!}} Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922024937/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GER/summer/2016/CAN/|archive-date=2018-09-22|url-status=dead}} That year Gross and Hoff also won the European K2 1000 m event.{{Cite news|url=https://www.canoeicf.com/news/hungary-tops-medal-table-after-first-final-day-moscow|title=Hungary tops the medal table after the first final day in Moscow|date=2016-06-25|work=ICF - Planet Canoe|access-date=2018-09-21|language=en}} In 2017, they retained the European title.{{Cite news|url=https://www.canoeicf.com/news/brendel-adds-2017-european-title-his-winning-list|title=Brendel adds 2017 European title to his winning list|date=2017-07-15|work=ICF - Planet Canoe|access-date=2018-09-21|language=en}}

Having missed out on the title at the 2017 World Championships, Gross and Hoff won the K2 1000 m at the 2018 World Championships.{{Cite news|url=https://www.canoeicf.com/news/germans-dominate-olympic-events-canoe-sprint-world-championships|title=Germans dominate Olympic events at canoe sprint World Championships|date=2018-08-24|work=ICF - Planet Canoe|access-date=2018-09-21|language=en}} At the 2018 European Championships, Gross and Hoff won a silver medal in the K2 1000 m.{{Cite news|url=https://www.canoeicf.com/news/pimenta-and-fuksa-continue-stunning-2018-form|title=Pimenta and Fuksa continue stunning 2018 form|date=2018-06-09|work=ICF - Planet Canoe|access-date=2018-09-21|language=en}}