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)[1][2] was a West German-German sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the early 1970s.

  1. ^ 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. ^ Derwesten.de 1 October 2008 story on Lewe's death Archived 5 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine(in German) - accessed 2 October 2008.