Tamara Csipes

Tamara Csipes (born 24 August 1989) is a Hungarian sprint kayaker who has competed since the late 2000s.[1] At the 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań, she won two gold medals earning them in the K-2 1000 m and K-4 500 m events. In 2015 Csipes was suspended for four months after she failed a drug test.[2]

Tamara Csipes

Personal information
Nationality	Hungarian
Born	24 August 1989 Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country	Hungary
Sport	Sprint kayak
Event(s)	K-1 1000 m, K-1 5000 m, K-2 500 m, K-2 1000 m, K-4 500 m
Club	Dominó-Honvéd
Coached by	Ferenc Csipes
Medal record Women's canoe sprint Representing  Hungary Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 0 0 World Championships 8 1 0 European Games 1 0 0 European Championships 6 5 1 Total 16 6 1 Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-4 500 m World Championships 2010 Poznań K-2 1000 m 2010 Poznań K-4 500 m 2011 Szeged K-1 1000 m 2011 Szeged K-1 5000 m 2014 Moscow K-2 500 m 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 1000 m 2019 Szeged K-1 1000 m 2019 Szeged K-4 500 m 2014 Moscow K-1 1000 m European Games 2019 Minsk K-4 500 m European Championships 2010 Trasona K-2 1000 m 2011 Belgrade K-2 500 m 2011 Belgrade K-2 1000 m 2014 Brandenburg K-1 1000 m 2014 Brandenburg K-2 500 m 2016 Moscow K-4 500 m 2009 Brandenburg K-2 1000 m 2009 Brandenburg K-4 500 m 2010 Trasona K-1 5000 m 2010 Trasona K-4 500 m 2018 Belgrade K-2 500 m 2018 Belgrade K-2 1000 m

Awards

• Junior Príma award (2008)
• Excellent Athlete of Újbuda (2009)
• Hungarian Sportswoman of the Year – votes of sports journalists: 2011
• Perpetual champion of Hungarian Kayak-Canoe (2014)
• Order of Merit of Hungary – Officer's Cross (2016)

References

1. "Tamara Csipes Profile". Hungarian Canoe Federation. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
2. "Hihetetlen: újabb kajakos, Kucsera is kokainnal bukott meg – 24.hu". 5 August 2015.

External links

• Tamara Csipes at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• 2005 Junior World Championships profile.