| Birth Date: | 18 January 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Brandenburg an der Havel Germany |
| Death Place: | Bad Saarow |
| Height: | 1.72m (05.64feet) |
| Weight: | 74kg (163lb) |
| Sport: | Canoe sprint |
| Club: | SC DHfK Leipzig |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Dieter Krause (18 January 1936 – 10 August 2020) was a German sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s.[1] He won a gold medal in the K-1 4×500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome (with Paul Lange, Günther Perleberg and Friedhelm Wentzke).[2]
Krause also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-4 1000 m: 1963), a silver (K-2 1000 m: 1963), and two bronzes (K-1 500 m: 1958, K-1 4×500 m: 1963).[3] He was a Stasi informer under the codename "Reiner Lesser".[4]