Thomas Zereske
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 1997 Dartmouth | C-2 200 m |
| 1998 Szeged | C-2 200 m |
 | 1990 Poznań | C-1 500 m |
| 1995 Duisburg | C-1 200 m |
| 1995 Duisburg | C-2 200 m |
 | 1990 Poznań | C-1 1000 m |
| 1991 Paris | C-4 500 m |
| 1997 Dartmouth | C-2 500 m |
| 1998 Szeged | C-2 500 m |
| 1999 Milan | C-2 200 m |
Thomas Zereske (22 May 1966 – 28 June 2004)[1] was a German, originally East German, former sprint canoeist who competed from 1988 to 2000.[1][2]
Zereske won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two gold medals (C-2 200 m: 1997, 1998), three silver medals (C-1 200 m: 1995, C-1 500 m: 1990, C-2 200 m: 1990), and five bronze medals (C-1 1000 m: 1990, C-2 200 m: 1999, C-2 500 m: 1997, 1998; C-4 500 m: 1991).[2]
Competing in three Summer Olympics, Zereske earned his best finish of fifth place three times (C-1 500 m: 1996 for Germany, C-2 500 m: 1988 for East Germany, 2000 for Germany).[1]
As the German national championships, Zereske won two C-1 200 m, three C-2 200 m, and four C-4 200 m titles.[3] He also won national championship in C-1 500 m three times and C-1 10000 m once.[4] Zereske earned a German national championship in the C-2 500 m event in 1997.[5]
