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Jürgen Kretschmer

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Jürgen Kretschmer
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  East Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1971 Meran C-2
Gold medal – first place 1971 Meran C-2 team
Gold medal – first place 1975 Skopje C-2
Gold medal – first place 1975 Skopje C-2 team
Silver medal – second place 1973 Muotathal C-2
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Muotathal C-2 team

Jürgen Kretschmer (born 4 December 1947 in Zeitz) is a former East German slalom canoeist who competed in the early to mid-1970s. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four golds (C-2: 1971, 1975; C-2 team:1971, 1975), a silver (C-2: 1973) and a bronze (C-2 team: 1973).

Kretschmer also finished fourth in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

References

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  • 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 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: 11 March 2016.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jürgen Kretschmer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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