Tamara Csipes (born 24 August 1989) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in Women's K-4 500 metres, and a silver medal in the Women's K-1 500 metres
Career
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.
She competed at the 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, and 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.
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
External links
- Tamara Csipes at the International Canoe Federation
- Tamara Csipes at Olympics.com
- Tamara Csipes at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)
- Tamara Csipes at Olympedia
