Joachim Mattern (born 2 May 1948 in

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) is an

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sprint canoeist who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two

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, he won two medals at

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with a gold in the K-2 500 m and silver in the K-2 1000 m events. Mattern also won five medals at the

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with a gold (K-2 500 m:

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), two silvers (K-2 1000 m: 1977, K-4 1000 m:

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), and two bronzes (K-2 1000 m: 1970,

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References

* * * 1948 births Living people People from Beeskow German male canoeists Sportspeople from Brandenburg Olympic canoeists of East Germany Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for East Germany Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver {{Germany-canoe-Olympic-medalist-stub Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics