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)[1][2] was a West German-German sprint canoeist 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 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Detlef Lewe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d e Derwesten.de 1 October 2008 story on Lewe's death Archived 5 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine(in German) - accessed 2 October 2008.
  3. ^ Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–41 at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2010). Additional archives: BCU.org.uk.
  4. ^ Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: BCU.org.uk.

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World Champions in Men's Canoe Sprint C-1 500 m
World Champions in Men's Canoe Sprint C-1 1000 m
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