- Detlef Lewe
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Medal record Men's canoe sprint Olympic Games Silver 1968 Mexico City C-1 1000 m Bronze 1972 Munich C-1 1000 m World Championships Gold 1966 East Berlin C-1 1000 m Gold 1971 Belgrade C-1 500 m Gold 1971 Belgrade C-1 1000 m Silver 1963 Jajce C-1 1000 m Detlef Lewe (20 June 1939 – 1 October 2008)[1][2] was a West German-German sprint canoer 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.[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
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
- ^ a b c Sports-reference.com profile - accessed 2 October 2008.
- ^ a b c d e Derwesten.de 1 October 2008 story on Lewe's death(German) - accessed 2 October 2008.
- ^ ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
- ^ ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
1971: Detlef Lewe (GER) * 1973: Miklós Darvas (HUN) * 1974: Serhei Petrenko (URS) * 1975: Serhei Petrenko (URS) * 1977: Lipat Varabiev (ROU) * 1978: Lyubomir Lyubenov (BUL) * 1979: Sergei Postrekhin (URS) * 1981: Olaf Heukrodt (GDR) * 1982: Olaf Heukrodt (GDR) * 1983: Costicǎ Olaru (ROU) * 1985: Olaf Heukrodt (GDR) * 1986: Olaf Heukrodt (GDR) * 1987: Olaf Heukrodt (GDR) * 1989: Michał Śliwiński (URS) * 1990: Michał Śliwiński (URS) * 1991: Michał Śliwiński (URS) * 1993: Nikolay Bukhalov (BUL) * 1994: Nikolay Bukhalov (BUL) * 1995: Nikolay Bukhalov (BUL) * 1997: Martin Doktor (CZE) * 1998: Maxim Opalev (RUS) * 1999: Maxim Opalev (RUS) * 2001: Maxim Opalev (RUS) * 2002: Maxim Opalev (RUS) * 2003: Andreas Dittmer (GER) * 2005: Andreas Dittmer (GER) * 2006: Maxim Opalev (RUS) * 2007: David Cal (ESP) * 2009: Dzianis Harazha (BLR) * 2010: Dzianis Harazha (BLR) * 2011: Vladimir Fedosenko (RUS)1938: Otto Neumüller (GER) * 1950: Josef Holeček (TCH) * 1954: János Parti (HUN) * 1958: Gennady Bukharin (URS) * 1963: Simion Ismailciuc (ROU) * 1966: Detlef Lewe (GER) * 1970: Tibor Tatai (HUN) * 1971: Detlef Lewe (GER) * 1973: Ivan Patzaichin (ROU) * 1974: Vasyl Yurchenko (URS) * 1975: Vasyl Yurchenko (URS) * 1977: Ivan Patzaichin (ROU) * 1978: Matija Ljubek (YUG) * 1979: Tamás Wichmann (HUN) * 1981: Ulrich Papke (GDR) * 1982: Jörg Schmidt (GDR) * 1983: Vassiliy Beresa (URS) * 1985: Ivans Klementjevs (URS) * 1986: Aurel Macarencu (ROU) * 1987: Olaf Heukrodt (GDR) * 1989: Ivans Klementjevs (URS) * 1990: Ivans Klementjevs (URS) * 1991: Ivans Klementjevs (URS) * 1993: Ivans Klementjevs (LAT) * 1994: Ivans Klementjevs (LAT) * 1995: Imre Pulai (HUN) * 1997: Andreas Dittmer (GER) * 1998: Stephen Giles (CAN) * 1999: Maxim Opalev (RUS) * 2001: Andreas Dittmer (GER) * 2002: Andreas Dittmer (GER) * 2003: Andreas Dittmer (GER) * 2005: Andreas Dittmer (GER) * 2006: Everardo Cristóbal (MEX) * 2007: Attila Vajda (HUN) * 2009: Vadim Menkov (UZB) * 2010: Vadim Menkov (UZB) * 2011: Attila Vajda (HUN)Categories:- 1939 births
- 2008 deaths
- Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- German canoeists
- Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany
- Olympic canoeists of West Germany
- Olympic silver medalists for West Germany
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
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