| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| World Championships | ||
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1954 Mâcon | K-2 500 m |
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1954 Mâcon | K-2 10000 m |
Ernst Steinhauer (9 December 1925 – 8 November 2005) was a West German sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1950s. He won two medals at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon with a gold in the K-2 500 m and a bronze in the K-2 10000 m events.
Steinhauer competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, finishing eighth in the K-1 1000 m event.