Rio Olympics 2016: Germany win men’s kayak four 1,000m gold

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Germany's quartet won the men's kayak four 1,000m at the Rio Olympics to finish top of the canoeing table with four golds.

Max Rendschmidt and Marcus Gross picked up their second gold of the regatta, after success in the K2 1,000m, as they and team-mates Tom Liebscher and Max Hoss finished in three minutes 2.043 seconds.

Slovakia edged out the Czech Republic in the race for silver and bronze.

Germany have 16 gold medals overall.

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