Tamara Takács
Hungarian-Turkish canoeist (born 1996)
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Tamara Takács (born 29 July 1996) is a Hungarian-born Turkish sprint canoeist.
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| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 July 1996 Győr, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprint kayak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Events | K-4 500 m, K-1 1000, K-2 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
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]