Detlef Kirchhoff (born 21 May 1967 in

Halberstadt Halberstadt (; Eastphalian dialect, Eastphalian: ''Halverstidde'') is a town in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in central Germany, the capital of Harz (district), Harz district. Located north of the Harz mountain range, it is known for its old town ...

) is a German rower, who competed for the SG Dynamo Potsdam /

Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo The Sportvereinigung Dynamo () (''Dynamo Sports Association'') was the Sports associations (East Germany), sport association of the security agencies (Volkspolizei, Stasi, Ministry for State Security, fire department and customs) of former East ...

. He won the medals at the international rowing competitions. He competed at four

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s ...

, winning medals at three of them.

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1967 births Living people Sportspeople from Halberstadt Sportspeople from Bezirk Magdeburg East German male rowers German male rowers Rowers from Saxony-Anhalt Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany World Rowing Championships medalists for East Germany World Rowing Championships medalists for Germany Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver Recipients of the Silver Laurel Leaf Olympic rowers for Germany Olympic rowers for East Germany Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub