Torsten Gutsche
Torsten Gutsche René ( born June 8, 1968 in ironworks town ) is a German canoeist, a multiple world champion and three - time Olympic gold medalist.
Career
The canoe racers of KC Potsdam won with his partner Kay Bluhm at the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992 a gold medal in the double kayak over 500 m and 1000 m. At the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996, he repeated his success with a gold medal in the 500 m. He also won a silver medal over 1000 m in the double kayak.
He then moved to the four - kayak to win four more in addition to his seven world championships in the double kayak.
His last major competition was the 1999 World Championships Canoe in Milan, where he won a gold medal (500 m ) and a silver medal (1000 m) in the four-man kayak. In 2000, he was injured and could not sporty qualify for the Olympic Games in Sydney 2000.
After he finished his career.
International success
Gutsche is one with his successes of the most successful male canoeists of all time.
- Olympic games 1992 Barcelona: Gold ( double kayak 500 m ), gold ( double kayak 1000 m )
- 1996 Atlanta: Gold ( double kayak 500 m ), silver ( double kayak 1000 m )
- World Championships 1989 Plovdiv: Gold ( double kayak 500 m ), gold ( double kayak 1000 m )
- 1990 Posen: Gold ( double kayak 1000 m ), bronze ( double kayak 500 m), bronze ( quad kayak 1000 m )
- Paris 1991: Gold ( double kayak 1000 m ), silver ( double kayak 500 m)
- Copenhagen 1993: Gold ( double kayak 500 m ), gold ( double kayak 1000 m )
- 1994 Mexico City: Gold ( double kayak 1000 m ), bronze ( double kayak 500 m)
- 1995 Duisburg: Silver ( double kayak 1000 m )
- 1997 Dartmouth: Gold ( quad kayak 1000 m ), silver ( four - kayak 500 m), bronze ( four-man kayak 200 m)
- 1998 Szeged: Gold ( quad kayak 500 m ), gold ( quad kayak 1000 m )
- 1999 Milan: Gold ( quad kayak 500 m ), silver ( quad kayak 1000 m )