Detlef Lewe Explained

Detlef Lewe (20 June 1939, Dortmund – 1 October 2008)^[1] ^[2] was a West German-German sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the early 1970s.

Sporting career

Competing in four Summer Olympics, Lewe earned two medals in the C-1 1000 m event with a silver in 1968 and a bronze in 1972. He also won four canoe sprint world championship medals with three golds (C-1 500 m: 1971, C-1 1000 m: 1966, 1971) and one silver (C-1 1000 m: 1963).^[3] ^[4] Lewe also carried the West German flag at the opening ceremonies of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Later in life

After the Olympics, Dortmund-born Lewe moved to Munich and became a butcher, a business he ran until prior to his 2008 death. His shop was located near the Olympic area where the 1972 Summer Olympics were held. Lewe died in Munich after a brief illness.

Notes and References

https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/detlef-lewe-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417220832/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/detlef-lewe-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 2 October 2008.
https://www.derwesten.de/nachrichten/staedte/schwerte/2008/10/1/news-80677537/detail.html Derwesten.de 1 October 2008 story on Lewe's death
Web site: Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–41 . 8 April 2023 . 5 January 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100105013709/http://canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%201-41%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007-2.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 . dead .
Web site: Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 . 29 January 2024 . 9 November 2009 . https://www.webcitation.org/5l9vPO85Y?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results/1107/0,Medal_winners_since_1936/1510/0 . dead .