Tamás Wichmann
Tamás Wichmann (4 February 1948 – 12 February 2020) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from 1966 to 1983. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won three medals. This included two silver (C-1 1000 m: 1972, C-2 1000 m: 1968) and one bronze (C-1 1000 m: 1976).
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Medal record | ||
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Men's canoe sprint | ||
Olympic Games | ||
![]() | 1968 Mexico City | C-2 1000 m |
![]() | 1972 Munich | C-1 1000 m |
![]() | 1976 Montreal | C-1 1000 m |
World Championships | ||
![]() | 1970 Copenhagen | C-1 10000 m |
![]() | 1971 Belgrade | C-1 10000 m |
![]() | 1971 Belgrade | C-2 1000 m |
![]() | 1974 Mexico City | C-1 10000 m |
![]() | 1977 Sofia | C-1 10000 m |
![]() | 1979 Duisburg | C-1 1000 m |
![]() | 1979 Duisburg | C-1 10000 m |
![]() | 1981 Nottingham | C-1 10000 m |
![]() | 1982 Belgrade | C-1 10000 m |
![]() | 1966 East Berlin | C-1 1000 m |
![]() | 1970 Copenhagen | C-2 1000 m |
![]() | 1971 Belgrade | C-1 500 m |
![]() | 1978 Belgrade | C-1 1000 m |
![]() | 1973 Tampere | C-1 1000 m |
![]() | 1973 Tampere | C-1 10000 m |
![]() | 1973 Tampere | C-2 1000 m |
![]() | 1975 Belgrade | C-1 1000 m |
![]() | 1983 Tampere | C-1 10000 m |
Wichmann found further success at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, winning a total of 18 medals. This included nine golds (C-1 1000 m: 1979, C-1 10000 m: 1970, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982; C-2 1000 m: 1971), four silvers (C-1 500: 1971, C-1 1000 m: 1966, 1978; C-2 1000 m: 1970), and five bronzes (C-1 1000 m: 1973, 1975; C-1 10000 m: 1973, 1983; C-2 1000 m: 1973).
He was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the year in 1979 after winning two gold medals at that year's World Championships.
References
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
External links
Media related to Tamás Wichmann at Wikimedia Commons- Tamás Wichmann at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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Preceded by Zoltán Magyar |
Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1979 |
Succeeded by Zoltán Magyar |