Max LEMKE (GER)

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic K4 500 champion 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. He will race the K2 500 and K4 500 in Paris.

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