Tamás Wichmann

The native form of this personal name is Wichmann Tamás. This article uses the Western name order.
Tamás Wichmann
Medal record
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

Tamás Wichmann (born 4 February 1948) is a Hungarian sprint canoer 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
Zoltán Magyar
Hungarian Sportsman of The Year
1979
Succeeded by
Zoltán Magyar


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