Tim Wieskötter

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.

Tim Wieskötter

Tim Wieskötter (2004)
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensK-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place2008 BeijingK-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneyK-2 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2001 PoznańK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place2002 SevilleK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place2003 GainesvilleK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place2005 ZagrebK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place2006 SzegedK-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place2006 SzegedK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place2007 DuisburgK-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place2001 PoznańK-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place2007 DuisburgK-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2002 SevilleK-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2003 GainesvilleK-2 200 m

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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