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German canoe racer

Detlef Lewe
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City C-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich C-1 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1966 East Berlin C-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1971 Belgrade C-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1971 Belgrade C-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1963 Jajce C-1 1000 m

Detlef Lewe (20 June 1939, Dortmund – 1 October 2008) was a West German-German sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the early 1970s.

Sporting career

Competing in four Summer Olympics, Lewe earned two medals in the C-1 1000 m event with a silver in 1968 and a bronze in 1972. He also won four canoe sprint world championship medals with three golds (C-1 500 m: 1971, C-1 1000 m: 1966, 1971) and one silver (C-1 1000 m: 1963). Lewe also carried the West German flag at the opening ceremonies of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Later in life

After the Olympics, Dortmund-born Lewe moved to Munich and became a butcher, a business he ran until prior to his 2008 death. His shop was located near the Olympic area where the 1972 Summer Olympics were held. Lewe died in Munich after a brief illness.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Detlef Lewe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
  2. ^ Derwesten.de 1 October 2008 story on Lewe's death Archived 5 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine(in German) - accessed 2 October 2008.
  3. "Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–41" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  4. "Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

External links

World Champions in Men's Canoe Sprint C-1 500 m
World Champions in Men's Canoe Sprint C-1 1000 m
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