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Germany's Sebastian Brendel and Brazil's Isaquias Queiroz Dos Santos (R) comtete in the Men's Canoe Single (C1) 1000m final at the Lagoa Stadium during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 16, 2016. / AFP / Damien MEYER (Photo credit should read DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images)

Germany's Sebastian Brendel and Brazil's Isaquias Queiroz Dos Santos (R) comtete in the Men's Canoe Single (C1) 1000m final at the Lagoa Stadium during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 16, 2016. / AFP / Damien MEYER        (Photo credit should read DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images)

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 16, 2016: Germany's Sebastian Brendel kisses his paddle as he wins gold in the men's canoe single 1000m final at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Lagoa Stadium. Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS (Photo by Stanislav Krasilnikov\TASS via Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 16, 2016: Germany's Sebastian Brendel kisses his paddle as he wins gold in the men's canoe single 1000m final at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Lagoa Stadium. Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS (Photo by Stanislav Krasilnikov\TASS via Getty Images)

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 16: Sebastian Brendel of Germany celebrates on the podium after winning gold during the Men's Canoe Single 1000m Final A on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Lagoa Stadium on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 16:  Sebastian Brendel of Germany celebrates on the podium after winning gold during the Men's Canoe Single 1000m Final A on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Lagoa Stadium on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 16: [L-Russia] Silver medalist Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos of Brazil, gold medalist Sebastian Brendel of Germany and bronze medalist Serghei Tarnovschi of Moldova celebrate on the podium during the Men's Canoe Single 1000m Final A on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Lagoa Stadium on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 16:  [L-Russia] Silver medalist Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos of Brazil, gold medalist Sebastian Brendel of Germany and bronze medalist Serghei Tarnovschi of Moldova celebrate on the podium during the Men's Canoe Single 1000m Final A on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Lagoa Stadium on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)