Jürgen Kretschmer

Jürgen Kretschmer (born 4 December 1947 in Zeitz) is a former East German slalom canoeist who competed in the early to mid-1970s. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four golds (C-2: 1971, 1975; C-2 team:1971, 1975), a silver (C-2: 1973) and a bronze (C-2 team: 1973).

Jürgen Kretschmer
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  East Germany
World Championships
1971 MeranC-2
1971 MeranC-2 team
1975 SkopjeC-2
1975 SkopjeC-2 team
1973 MuotathalC-2
1973 MuotathalC-2 team

Kretschmer also finished fourth in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

References

  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived November 9, 2009)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jürgen Kretschmer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.


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