Tim Wieskötter (born March 12, 1979, in

Emsdetten Emsdetten (; Westphalian language, Westphalian: ''Detten'') is a town in the Steinfurt (district), district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Emsdetten is situated on the river Ems (river), Ems, approx. south-east of Rhe ...

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) is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three

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, he won a complete set of medals in the K-2 500 m event (gold:

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, silver:

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, bronze:

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) with

Ronald Rauhe Ronald Rauhe (born 3 October 1981) is a German sprint canoeist who has competed since 1997. Competing in six Summer Olympics, he won a complete set of medals in the K-2 500 m event (gold: 2004, silver: 2008, bronze: 2000). Rauhe has won 16 world ...

. 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

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(

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and

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). 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 (

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, 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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External links

Official website
* 1979 births Living people People from Emsdetten Sportspeople from Münster (region) Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics German male canoeists Olympic canoeists of Germany Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics {{Germany-canoe-Olympic-medalist-stub