Kay Bluhm

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Kay Bluhm canoe
nation Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR German Democratic Republic of Germany
GermanyGermany 
birthday October 13, 1968
place of birth Brandenburg (Havel)
Career
discipline Canoe racing
Boat class Kayak (K1, K2, K4)
society KC Potsdam
status resigned
Medal table
Olympic medals 3 × gold 1 × silver 1 × bronze
World Cup medals 7 × gold 4 × silver 3 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
bronze 1988 Seoul Kayak quad 1000 m
gold 1992 Barcelona Two kayaks 500 m
gold 1992 Barcelona Kayak double 1000 m
gold 1996 Atlanta Two kayaks 500 m
silver 1996 Atlanta Kayak double 1000 m
 

Kay Bluhm (born October 13, 1968 in Brandenburg (Havel) ) is a former German canoeist . He was multiple world champion and three-time Olympic champion in canoe racing .

Career

Bluhm came to canoe racing in 1978 after unsuccessful attempts as a footballer, handball player and basketball player. He trained at Motor-Süd Brandenburg, switched to ASK Potsdam in 1982 and to Müggelheim in 1983 . He later started for the KC Potsdam .

He achieved his first Olympic medal in Seoul in 1988, where he won a bronze medal in a kayak foursome for the East German Olympic team. Bluhm achieved his greatest Olympic successes at the Olympic Games in 1992 and 1996, where he and Torsten Gutsche won three gold and one silver medal in a two-person kayak .

For his achievements in the 1992 Olympics, he received the Silver Laurel Leaf on June 23, 1993.

In 1997, Bluhm ended his competitive sports career and devoted himself to his hobbies deep sea fishing and golf . He has been married to the canoe racing world champion Daniela Gleue since 1999 .

International success

With his successes, which he mainly achieved with his kayak partner Torsten Gutsche , Bluhm is one of the most successful male canoeists of all time.

  • Olympic games
    • 1988 Seoul - bronze (four-person kayak 1000 m)
    • 1992 Barcelona - Gold (two-person kayak 500 m), Gold (two-person kayak 1000 m)
    • 1996 Atlanta - Gold (two-person kayak 500 m), Silver (two-person kayak 1000 m)
  • Canoe World Championships
    • 1989 Plovdiv - 2 × gold in a two-person kayak , 1 × silver in a single kayak
    • 1990 Poznan - gold and bronze in a two-person kayak, bronze in a four-person kayak
    • 1991 Paris - Gold and 2 × silver in a two-person kayak
    • 1993 Copenhagen - 2 × gold in a two-person kayak
    • 1994 Mexico City - gold and bronze in a two-person kayak
    • 1995 Duisburg - silver in a two-person kayak

Awards

Web links

  • Kay Bluhm in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Landessportbund Niedersachsen e. V., VIBSS: The Federal President and his duties in the field of sport: ... On June 23, 1993, Federal President von Weizsäcker ... awarded disabled and non-disabled athletes, namely the medal winners of the 1992 Olympic and Paralympic Games with the Silver bay leaf from ....
personal data
SURNAME Bluhm, Kay
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German canoeists
DATE OF BIRTH October 13, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Brandenburg (Havel)