Dieter Krause (canoeist)
Dieter Krause (born January 18, 1936 in Brandenburg an der Havel ; † August 10, 2020 in Bad Saarow ) was a German canoeist and sports official . He became Olympic champion in Rome in 1960 .
Career
Krause was the GDR youth champion in 1953 and 1954 . When he started his studies at the German University of Physical Culture (DHfK) in Leipzig, he joined the DHfK sports club .
Between 1955 and 1965 he won a total of 23 GDR championship titles. In 1958 he was the first canoeist from the GDR to win a world championship medal with a bronze over 500 meters. In 1959, 1961 and 1963 he was European champion in a four-kayak.
At the 1960 Summer Olympics on Lake Albano , a single 4-by-500-meter relay was held in a single kayak (which was replaced by the four-person kayak from 1964 ). For this season, Friedhelm Wentzke and Paul Lange, two canoeists from the Federal Republic and Günter Perleberg and Krause, two canoeists from the GDR were registered. The relay won gold, making it the most successful all-German team. Together with Wolfgang Lange , Krause also took eighth place in a two-person kayak over 500 meters.
After his competitive career, the qualified sports teacher worked as a trainer and sports official for the German Gymnastics and Sports Federation . He was the last general secretary of the GDR cycling association.
State Security staff
Krause worked as an unofficial employee with the code name "Reiner Lesser" for the State Security of the GDR . On the instructions of the Stasi, he was invited to the apartment of a sports comrade in order to "secure" him for a certain period of time.
Awards (selection)
- 1960: Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze
literature
- Volker Kluge : The great lexicon of GDR athletes. The 1000 most successful and popular athletes from the GDR, their successes and biographies. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-89602-348-9 .
- Volker Kluge: Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle II. London 1948 - Tokyo 1964. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-328-00740-7 .
Web links
- Dieter Krause in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
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↑ SC DHfK Leipzig mourns the loss of its first Olympic champion Dieter Krause. In: scdhfk.de. August 21, 2020, accessed August 25, 2020 . Leipzig canoe Olympic champion Dieter Krause has died. In: Sportbuzzer . August 23, 2020, accessed on August 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Sports: "They were all with the Stasi". In: Der Spiegel 48/1992. November 23, 1992, pp. 222-230 , accessed August 24, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Krause, Dieter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German canoeist and sports functionary, unofficial employee of the State Security |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brandenburg on the Havel |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 10, 2020 |
| Place of death | Bad Saarow |