Thomas Becker (born 6 July 1967 in Hilden) is a German slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s (decade). Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K1 event in Atlanta in 1996.
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's canoe slalom | ||
Representing  Germany
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1996 Atlanta | K1 |
| World Championships | ||
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1995 Nottingham | K1 team |
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1997 Três Coroas | K1 |
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1999 La Seu d'Urgell | K1 team |
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2002 Bourg St.-Maurice | K1 team |
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1991 Tacen | K1 team |
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1997 Três Coroas | K1 team |
| European Championships | ||
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1996 Augsburg | K1 team |
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1998 Roudnice nad Labem | K1 team |
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2002 Bratislava | K1 team |
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1998 Roudnice nad Labem | K1 |
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2000 Mezzana | K1 |
Becker also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four golds (K1: 1997, K1 team: 1995, 1999, 2002), a silver (K1 team: 1991), and a bronze (K1 team: 1997).
He won the World Cup series in K1 in 1996. He also earned a total of five medals at the European Championships (3 golds and 2 silvers).
World Cup individual podiums
edit| Total | ||||
| K1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 |
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 1993 | 18 July 1993 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | K1 |
| 31 August 1993 | Ocoee | 3rd | K1 | |
| 1995 | 25 June 1995 | Prague | 1st | K1 |
| 1 October 1995 | Ocoee | 2nd | K1 | |
| 1996 | 21 April 1996 | Ocoee | 2nd | K1 |
| 16 June 1996 | Augsburg | 2nd | K1 | |
| 29 September 1996 | Três Coroas | 2nd | K1 | |
| 1997 | 22 June 1997 | Bourg St.-Maurice | 2nd | K1 |
| 6 July 1997 | Bratislava | 2nd | K1 | |
| 3 August 1997 | Minden | 3rd | K1 | |
| 1998 | 28 June 1998 | Augsburg | 1st | K1 |
| 1999 | 22 August 1999 | Augsburg | 3rd | K1 |
| 3 October 1999 | Penrith | 2nd | K1 | |
| 2000 | 30 July 2000 | Augsburg | 3rd | K1 |
| 2002 | 28 July 2002 | Tacen | 2nd | K1 |
References
edit- Profile at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived March 8, 2007)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
External links
edit- Thomas Becker at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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