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Detlef Schmidt (born 24 February 1958) is a
West German West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republic after its capital c ...
sprint canoer Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...
who competed in the mid to late 1980s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at the
1986 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1986 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Montreal, Canada at the Notre Dame Island. This is also where the canoeing and rowing competitions for the 1976 Summer Olympics took place. The men's competition consisted of six Canadian ...
in
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. Schmidt also finished eighth in the K-4 1000 m event at the
1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...
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1958 births Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics German male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for West Germany ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-canoe-bio-stub