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Detlef Lewe

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.

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.

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.


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