Tamara Takács
![]() Takács in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Győr, Hungary | 29 July 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Sprint kayak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | K-4 500 m, K-1 1000, K-2 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tamara Takács (born 29 July 1996) is a Hungarian-born Turkish sprint canoeist.
Career
[edit]In July 2017, Takács competed at the 2017 Canoe Sprint European Championships and won gold medals in the K-1 500 metres and K-4 500 metres. In August 2017, she represented Hungary at the 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and won a gold medal in the K-4 500 metres.[1]
In June 2018, she competed at the 2018 Canoe Sprint European Championships and won a gold medal in the K-1 5000 metres and a silver medal in the K-1 1000 metres.[2] In February 2019, she recorded an anti-doping rule violation, when Stanozolol was found in her sample. She pleaded not guilty and received a four year competition ban.[3][4] After her ban, she was no longer able to compete for the Hungarian national team, and became a naturalized citizen of Turkey.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "World champion Takacs faces ban for doping breach". canoeicf.com. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ "Spain snatch thrilling K4 gold over Europe". canoeicf.com. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ "Sport: A doppingolásért eltiltott Takács Tamara szerint megmérgezték a táplálék-kiegészítőjét". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). 18 July 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ "Ártatlannak vallja magát a dopping miatt eltiltott Takács Tamara". szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu (in Hungarian). 29 December 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ "Török színekben folytatja Takács Tamara világ- és Európa-bajnok kajakosunk". nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). 20 February 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2025.