Thomas Becker

Thomas Becker (born 6 July 1967 in Hilden) is a German slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s (decade). Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K1 event in Atlanta in 1996.

Becker also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four golds (K1: 1997, K1 team: 1995, 1999, 2002), a silver (K1 team: 1991), and a bronze (K1 team: 1997).

He won the World Cup series in K1 in 1996. He also earned a total of five medals at the European Championships (3 golds and 2 silvers).

World Cup individual podiums Total K1 2 8 5 15

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 1993 18 July 1993 La Seu d'Urgell 3rd K1 31 August 1993 Ocoee 3rd K1 1995 25 June 1995 Prague 1st K1 1 October 1995 Ocoee 2nd K1 1996 21 April 1996 Ocoee 2nd K1 16 June 1996 Augsburg 2nd K1 29 September 1996 Três Coroas 2nd K1 1997 22 June 1997 Bourg St.-Maurice 2nd K1 6 July 1997 Bratislava 2nd K1 3 August 1997 Minden 3rd K1 1998 28 June 1998 Augsburg 1st K11999 22 August 1999 Augsburg 3rd K1 3 October 1999 Penrith 2nd K1 2000 30 July 2000 Augsburg 3rd K1 2002 28 July 2002 Tacen 2nd K1