Detlef Lewe
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| Representing File:Flag of Germany.svg 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 |
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Detlef Lewe (20 June 1939, Dortmund – 1 October 2008)[1][2] was a West German-German sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the early 1970s.
Sporting career
[edit | edit source]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.[1] 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).[3][4] Lewe also carried the West German flag at the opening ceremonies of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[2]
Later in life
[edit | edit source]After the Olympics, Dortmund-born Lewe moved to Munich and became a butcher, a business he ran until prior to his 2008 death.[1][2] His shop was located near the Olympic area where the 1972 Summer Olympics were held.[2] Lewe died in Munich after a brief illness.[2]
References
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External links
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- 1939 births
- 2008 deaths
- Sportspeople from Dortmund
- Sportspeople from the Province of Westphalia
- German male canoeists
- Olympic canoeists for the United Team of Germany
- Olympic canoeists for West Germany
- Olympic silver medalists for West Germany
- Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
- Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian
- 20th-century German sportsmen