Detlef Lewe

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

1. ^ ^{a b c} Sports-reference.com profile - accessed 2 October 2008.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Derwesten.de 1 October 2008 story on Lewe's death(German) - accessed 2 October 2008.
3. ^ ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
4. ^ ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.

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Name	Lewe, Detlef
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Short description
Date of birth	20 June 1939
Place of birth
Date of death	1 October 2008
Place of death