The Tokyo 2020 Olympic K4 500 champion teamed up with Jacob Schopf to win the K2 500 gold medal at Paris 2024 before defending the K4 title. He 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.