Detlef Richter

Detlef Richter

Richter (in sled wearing goggles) in 1982.
Medal record Men's Bobsleigh Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1980 Lake Placid Four-man World Championships 1979 Königssee Four-man 1985 Cervinia Two-man 1985 Cervinia Four-man 1983 Lake Placid Four-man 1986 Königssee Two-man World Cup Championships 1988-89 Combined 1988-89 Two-man

Detlef Richter (born 6 June 1956 in Leipzig, Saxony) is an East German bobsledder who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.

Richter also won five medals at the FIBT World Championships with three silvers (Two-man: 1985, Four-man: 1979, 1985) and two bronzes (Two-man: 1986, Four-man: 1983).

His best Bobsleigh World Cup finish was second in 1988-89, both in the combined men's and two-man events.