Martin Hollstein

Martin Hollstein ( born April 2, 1987 in Neubrandenburg ) is a German canoeist. He drives in one and in the double kayak canoe racing.

A trained mechanic will start production for the SC Neubrandenburg, where he is coached by Jürgen Lickfett. His two national partner is Martin Niemann. At the German Championships 2007 he won the bronze medal in One. In the national Olympic qualification in 2008 he erpaddelte to fifth place and was called to the national team. In the decisive World Cup in Szeged, he finished in a two- over 500 m with Rupert Wagner fourth place, but missed so the norm, because the Olympic champion Ronald Rough and Tim Wieskötter won the race. Shortly before the 2008 Olympics, he moved surprisingly for the diseased Rupert Wagner in the double kayak over 1000 meters to the side of Andreas Ihle. In a stinging they could prevail against Norman Zahm and Marcus bulk, thus ensuring the Olympic participation. On the Olympic canoe route, the duo won the final and thus superior to the gold medal. In 2010, Hollstein joined again with his two partners Andreas Ihle and won the gold medal at the Canoe Sprint European Championships 2010 in Trasona and at the Canoe Sprint World Championships 2010 in Poznan. At the Olympic Games in London in 2012, he won the bronze medal in Andreas Ihle double kayak over 1000 m.

Since September 2009 he is in the training of law enforcement officials at the federal police. The police chief candidate is a member of the Federal Police Sports School Kienbaum, the top sports conveyor of the Federal Police for summer and year-round sports.