Paul Lange (canoeist)
Paul Lange (6 February 1931 – 15 March 2016) was a West German-German sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won a gold medal in the K-1 4 × 500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome (with Dieter Krause, Günther Perleberg and Friedhelm Wentzke).[1][2] Lange also won two medals at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague with a gold in the K-1 4 × 500 m and a bronze in the K-2 500 m events. He was born in Oberhausen.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1960 Rome | K-1 4 × 500 m |
| World Championships | ||
| 1958 Prague | K-1 4 × 500 m |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1958 Prague | K-2 500 m |
References
- "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Canoeing" Archived 2010-09-20 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 6 December 2008)
- Profile: Paul Lange sports.reference.com (Retrieved on 6 December 2008)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
- Paul Lange's obituary (in German)
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