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The native form of this personal name is Wichmann Tamás. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Tamás Wichmann

Wichmann in 1982
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Hungary
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 (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).[1]

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).[2][3]

He was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the year in 1979 after winning two gold medals at that year's World Championships.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tamás Wichmann". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–41 at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2010). Additional archives: 13 January 2016.
  3. ^ Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: 11 March 2016.
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Awards
Preceded by Hungarian Sportsman of The Year
1979 		Succeeded by


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