Tamás Wichmann

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Tamás Wichmann
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City C-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich C-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal C-1 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Copenhagen C-1 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1971 Belgrade C-1 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1971 Belgrade C-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1974 Mexico City C-1 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1977 Sofia C-1 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1979 Duisburg C-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1979 Duisburg C-1 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1981 Nottingham C-1 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1982 Belgrade C-1 10000 m
Silver medal – second place 1966 East Berlin C-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1970 Copenhagen C-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1971 Belgrade C-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1978 Belgrade C-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Tampere C-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Tampere C-1 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Tampere C-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Belgrade C-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Tampere C-1 10000 m

Tamás Wichmann (born 4 February 1948) is 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).

Wichmann found better 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

Awards
Preceded by Hungarian Sportsman of The Year
1979
Succeeded by
Zoltán Magyar


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