Michel Scheuer (20 May 1927 – 31 March 2015) was a

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sprint canoeist, born in Rodange,

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, who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two

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, he won three medals with a gold (

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: K-2 1000 m) and two bronzes (1952,

: K-1 10000 m). Scheuer also won three medals at the

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; two gold (K-4 1000 m and K-4 10000 m: both 1958) and a silver (K-2 1000m: 1954). Scheuer died at the age of 87 in 2015.Michel Scheuer's obituary

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* * 1927 births 2015 deaths People from Pétange Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics German male canoeists Olympic canoeists of Germany Olympic canoeists of the United Team of Germany Olympic gold medalists for the United Team of Germany Olympic bronze medalists for the United Team of Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{Germany-canoe-Olympic-medalist-stub