Thomas_Becker_(canoeist_born_1967)
Thomas Becker (canoeist born 1967)
German slalom canoeist
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).