Károly Wieland
Hungarian sprint canoeist (1934–2020)
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Károly Wieland (Hungary, 1 May 1934 – 30 May 2020) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed in the mid to late 1950s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, he won a bronze medal in the Canoe double (C-2) 1,000 m event alongside Ferenc Mohácsi.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1956 Melbourne | C-2 1000 m |
| World Championships | ||
 | 1954 Mâcon | C-2 10000 m |
Wieland also won a gold in the C-2 10,000 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon. He died at his home in Germany on 30 May 2020.[1]
