Tim Wieskötter

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Tim Wieskötter
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold 2004 Athens K-2 500 m
Silver 2008 Beijing K-2 500 m
Bronze 2000 Sydney K-2 500 m
World Championships
Gold 2001 Poznań K-2 500 m
Gold 2002 Seville K-2 500 m
Gold 2003 Gainesville K-2 500 m
Gold 2005 Zagreb K-2 500 m
Gold 2006 Szeged K-2 200 m
Gold 2006 Szeged K-2 500 m
Gold 2007 Duisburg K-2 500 m
Silver 2001 Poznań K-2 200 m
Silver 2007 Duisburg K-2 200 m
Bronze 2002 Seville K-2 200 m
Bronze 2003 Gainesville K-2 200 m

Tim Wieskötter (born March 12, 1979 in Emsdetten, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a complete set of medals in the K-2 500 m event (gold: 2004, silver: 2008, bronze: 2000) with Ronald Rauhe.

Since their initial pairing in 2000, they have completely dominated the event, winning the major race of the season every year which also includes six world championships (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007). They have also won seven consecutive European gold medals. In addition, Rauhe and Wieskötter hold the K-2 500 m world record of 1:26.971 (Szeged, 2002).

In 2006 Rauhe and Wieskötter doubled up for the first time, defending their K-2 500 m titles and also adding the K-2 200 m gold medals at both the European and World Championships.


References

Olympic Kayaking Champions in Men's K-2 500 m


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