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Tim Wieskötter

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Tim Wieskötter

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

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