Thomas Becker
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaK1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1995 NottinghamK1 team
Gold medal – first place1997 Três CoroasK1
Gold medal – first place1999 La Seu d'UrgellK1 team
Gold medal – first place2002 Bourg St.-MauriceK1 team
Silver medal – second place1991 TacenK1 team
Bronze medal – third place1997 Três CoroasK1 team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1996 AugsburgK1 team
Gold medal – first place1998 Roudnice nad LabemK1 team
Gold medal – first place2002 BratislavaK1 team
Silver medal – second place1998 Roudnice nad LabemK1
Silver medal – second place2000 MezzanaK1

Thomas Becker (born 6 July 1967 in Hilden) is a German slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s (decade). Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K1 event in Atlanta in 1996.

Becker also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four golds (K1: 1997, K1 team: 1995, 1999, 2002), a silver (K1 team: 1991), and a bronze (K1 team: 1997).

He won the World Cup series in K1 in 1996. He also earned a total of five medals at the European Championships (3 golds and 2 silvers).

World Cup individual podiums

1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
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Season Date Venue Position Event
199318 July 1993La Seu d'Urgell3rdK1
31 August 1993Ocoee3rdK1
199525 June 1995Prague1stK1
1 October 1995Ocoee2ndK1
199621 April 1996Ocoee2ndK1
16 June 1996Augsburg2ndK1
29 September 1996Três Coroas2ndK1
199722 June 1997Bourg St.-Maurice2ndK1
6 July 1997Bratislava2ndK1
3 August 1997Minden3rdK1
199828 June 1998Augsburg1stK1
199922 August 1999Augsburg3rdK1
3 October 1999Penrith2ndK1
200030 July 2000Augsburg3rdK1
200228 July 2002Tacen2ndK1

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