Tamara Takács

Tamara Takács is a Hungarian-born Turkish sprint canoeist.

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.
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. 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. After her ban, she was no longer able to compete for the Hungarian national team, and became a naturalized citizen of Turkey.