Torsten Gutsche
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's canoeing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | K-2 500 m | |
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | K-2 1000 m | |
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | K-2 500 m | |
| Silver | 1996 Atlanta | K-2 1000 m | |
Torsten Gutsche (born June 8, 1968 in Eisenhüttenstadt) was a German flatwater canoer of the 1990's whose record of 11 world championship titles has not been matched by any other Kayak racer.
He won three Olympic and seven World gold medals with K-2 partner Kay Bluhm.
After the Atlanta Olympics he switched to Germany's four-man kayak winning four more gold medals.
[edit] World Championship Golds
- K4 500m 1999 Milan, Italy
- K4 500m 1998 Szeged, Hungary
- K4 1000m 1998 Szeged, Hungary
- K4 1000m 1997 Dartmouth, Canada
- K2 500m 1994 Mexico City, Mexico
- K2 500m 1993 Copenhagen, Denmark
- K2 1000m 1993 Copenhagen, Denmark
- K2 1000m 1991 Paris, France
- K2 1000m 1990 Poznań, Poland
- K2 500m 1989 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- K2 1000m 1989 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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