Max LEMKE (GER)

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic K4 500 champion teamed up with Jacob Schopf to win the K2 500 gold medal at Paris 2024 before defending the K4 title. He is a five-time world medallist in K4 500, including four golds. His father Andreas Lemke was a Greco-Roman wrestling national champion in the 1980s. He also owns Cold Bean, a company that sells cold brew coffee.

Olympics: Gold - 3; World Championships: Gold - 4, Silver - 1.