Jürgen Eschert
East German canoeist
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Born | 24 August 1941 (1941-08-24) (age 83) Magdeburg, Germany | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Canoe sprint | |||||||||||||||||
Club | ASK Vorwärts Berlin | |||||||||||||||||
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Jürgen Eschert (born 24 August 1941) is a retired German sprint canoeist. Competing in the C-1 1000 m event he who a gold medal at the 1964 Olympics and a bronze at the 1965 European Championships.[1][2]
In 1971 Eschert was expelled from the East Germany national team for wearing in public a T-shirt featuring the U.S. flag. He was a member of German military at the time. He retired from competitions and later worked as a coach and sports organizer. Eschert holds a PhD in physical education.[3]
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Olympic canoeing champions in men's C-1 1000 m
- 1936: Frank Amyot (CAN)
- 1948: Josef Holeček (TCH)
- 1952: Josef Holeček (TCH)
- 1956: Leon Rotman (ROU)
- 1960: János Parti (HUN)
- 1964: Jürgen Eschert (EUA)
- 1968: Tibor Tatai (HUN)
- 1972: Ivan Patzaichin (ROU)
- 1976: Matija Ljubek (YUG)
- 1980: Lyubomir Lyubenov (BUL)
- 1984: Ulrich Eicke (FRG)
- 1988: Ivans Klementjevs (URS)
- 1992: Nikolay Bukhalov (BUL)
- 1996: Martin Doktor (CZE)
- 2000: Andreas Dittmer (GER)
- 2004: David Cal (ESP)
- 2008: Attila Vajda (HUN)
- 2012: Sebastian Brendel (GER)
- 2016: Sebastian Brendel (GER)
- 2020: Isaquias Queiroz (BRA)
- 2024: Martin Fuksa (CZE)
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