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The Teams from Germany
Germany Women
World Games 2025 GoldFrom left to right: Coach Lukas Richter, Esra Özbay, Nele Cramer, Hannah Kunz, Nina Hachenburg, Nele Schmalenbach, Jill Rutzen, Lotta Bendiek, Laura Saliou
The German women’s national team has been among the world’s best for many years. At the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, the team won the gold medal.
Germany Men
Defending Champions · 2025 World Games ChampionsFrom left to right: Jeremy Kmiec, Erik Beukenbusch, Tim Riecke, Torben Pomorin-Günzel, Jonas Vieren, Leon Konrad, René Kirchhoff, Kai Hachenburg, Julian Prescher
Not pictured: Coach Michael Günzel
The German men’s team arrives in Duisburg as the reigning world champions. The team also won the gold medal at the 2025 World Games in Chengdu.
Germany U21 Women
From left to right: Coach Björn Wende, Elena Perysinakis, Franka Engel, Jacqueline Vollmer, Jenna Weiß, Franca Becker, Merle Witte, Noa Stratmann, Nele Lorenz, Anna Götze
The U21 women’s team is looking to take the next step at their home World Championships and prove themselves on the international stage against the world’s best youth teams.
Germany U21 Men
From left to right: Justus Faßbender, Finn Crone, Johannes Förster, Philipp Homann, Ben Armbruster, Arjen Reimers, Max Armbruster, Lennart Böckmann, Nils Blanke, Spjalle Tanhua, Coach Michael Konrad
The U21 men’s team is also aiming to compete for medals in front of a home crowd and represent Germany successfully at the home World Championships.
All Teams & Nations
From Australia to the USA – all nations and teams at the 2026 World Championships at a glance.
Regattabahn Wedau, Sportpark Duisburg
The World Championships will take place at the historic Regattabahn Wedau in Duisburg’s Sportpark – a venue for international canoe competitions for decades and home to the adjacent national high-performance training centre for canoe sprint.
