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Olympic Games | ||
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1968 Mexico City | C-1 1000 m |
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1972 Munich | C-1 1000 m |
World Championships | ||
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1966 East Berlin | C-1 1000 m |
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1971 Belgrade | C-1 500 m |
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1971 Belgrade | C-1 1000 m |
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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.
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]
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]