Károly Wieland Explained

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.

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]

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  1. Web site: Gyász: Elhunyt az olimpiai bronzérmes Wieland Károly - NSO . 2 June 2020 .