Kay Bluhm

Kay Bluhm (born 13 October 1968 in Brandenburg) is an East German-German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three golds (K-2 500 m: 1992, 1996; K-2 1000 m: 1992), one silver (K-2 1000 m: 1996), and one bronze (K-4 1000 m: 1988).

Kay Bluhm
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1992 BarcelonaK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place1992 BarcelonaK-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaK-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place1996 AtlantaK-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place1988 SeoulK-4 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1989 PlovdivK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place1989 PlovdivK-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place1990 PoznańK-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place1991 ParisK-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place1993 CopenhagenK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place1993 CopenhagenK-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place1994 Mexico CityK-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place1989 PlovdivK-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place1991 ParisK-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place1991 ParisK-2 10000 m
Silver medal – second place1995 DuisburgK-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place1990 PoznańK-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1990 PoznańK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place1994 Mexico CityK-2 200 m

Bluhm also won fourteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with seven golds (K-2 500 m: 1989, 1993, 1994; K-2 1000 m: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993), four silvers (K-1 500 m: 1989, K-2 500 m: 1991, K-2 1000 m: 1995, K-2 10000 m: 1991), and three bronzes (K-2 200 m: 1994, K-2 500 m: 1990, K-4 1000 m: 1990).

References
  • Databaseolympics.com profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 September 2007)
  • Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kay Bluhm". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.


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