Arnd Goldschmidt is a German

Germany

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 flatwater canoer

Canoe racing

This article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation ....

 and former world champion.

A junior world champion in 1999 with Germany's K-4 1000 m crew, Goldschmidt was called up to the senior K-4 200 m boat which reached the world championship

2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Seville, Spain.The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian and nine kayak events...

 final in Seville

Seville

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, Spain

Spain

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, in 2002. However he had to wait until the 2004 retirement of Olympic medalists Stefan Ulm

Stefan Ulm

Stefan Ulm is a German sprint canoer who competed from 1997 to 2004. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silvers in the K-4 1000 m event ....

 and Mark Zabel

Mark Zabel

Mark Zabel is a German sprint canoer and Surfski Champion. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three medals in the K-4 1000 m event with one gold and two silvers ....

 to get his chance in Germany's flagship K-4 1000 m crew.

His patience was rewarded with a gold medal at the 2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Zagreb

Zagreb

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, Croatia

Croatia

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In 2006, a surprising failure in the German test event meant he was unable to defend his world title.

His elder brother Björn

Björn Goldschmidt

Björn Goldschmidt is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Beijing in 2008....

 is also a German international. Both are members of the Rheinbrüder Karlsruhe club.