Tamara Csipes

The native form of this personal name is Csipes Tamara. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Tamara Csipes (born 24 August 1989) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s.^[1] 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^[2]

Tamara Csipes

Csipes at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Hungarian
Born	(1989-08-24) 24 August 1989 (age 35) Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country	Hungary
Sport	Sprint kayak
Club	Dominó-Honvéd
Coached by	Ferenc Csipes
Medal record Women's sprint kayak Representing  Hungary Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 3 1 World Championships 9 4 0 European Games 1 0 1 European Championships 8 5 1 Total 20 12 3 Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-4 500 m 2020 Tokyo K-4 500 m 2020 Tokyo K-1 500 m 2024 Paris K-2 500 m 2024 Paris K-1 500 m 2024 Paris 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 2021 Copenhagen K-2 500 m 2014 Moscow K-1 1000 m 2021 Copenhagen K-1 500 m 2021 Copenhagen K-4 500 m 2023 Duisburg K-1 500 m European Games 2019 Minsk K-4 500 m 2023 Kraków-Małopolska K-2 500 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 2021 Poznań K-2 1000 m 2021 Poznań K-4 500 m 2024 Szeged K-1 500 m 2024 Szeged 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 2024 Szeged K-2 500 m

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.^[3]

She competed at the 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, and 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.^[4]

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)