Torsten Gutsche

Torsten René Gutsche (born 8 June 1968, in Eisenhüttenstadt) is an East German-German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won three golds (K-2 500 m: 1992, 1996; K-2 1000 m: 1992) and one silver (K-2 1000 m: 1996).

Torsten Gutsche
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
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
Gold medal – first place1997 DartmouthK-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place1998 SzegedK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place1998 SzegedK-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place1999 MilanK-4 500 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
Silver medal – second place1997 DartmouthK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place1999 MilanK-4 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
Bronze medal – third place1997 DartmouthK-4 200 m

Gutsche also won twenty medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with eleven golds (K-2 500 m: 1989, 1993, 1994; K-2 1000 m: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993; K-4 500 m: 1998, 1999; K-4 1000 m: 1997, 1998), five silvers (K-2 500 m: 1991, K-2 1000 m: 1995, K-2 10000 m: 1991, K-4 500 m: 1997, K-4 1000 m: 1999), and four bronzes (K-2 200 m: 1994, K-2 500 m: 1990, K-4 200 m: 1997, K-4 1000 m: 1990).

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