Jürgen Lehnert
Jürgen Lehnert (born November 2, 1954 in Magdeburg ) is a former German canoeist who won a bronze medal for the German Democratic Republic at the 1976 Olympic Games .
Lehnert's parents were young canoe trainers at BSG Lok Magdeburg for decades. Her son won the Spartakiad four times from 1968 to 1971 . Jürgen Lehnert made an early move to the competitive sports club SC Magdeburg . He won his first adult medal at the Canoe World Championships in Tampere in 1973, when he and Norbert Paschke, Peter Korsch and Harald Marg won the bronze medal in a four-person kayak behind the boats from Hungary and the Soviet Union. The following year Herbert Laabs , Ulrich Hellige , Jürgen Lehnert and Bernd Duvigneau won the World Championships in Mexico City. In 1976 he won the GDR championship title and qualified for the Olympic team. At the Olympic canoe competitions in Montreal in 1976 , the Soviet four-man won in front of the Spanish boat, Frank-Peter Bischof , Bernd Duvigneau, Rüdiger Helm and Jürgen Lehnert received the bronze medal.
In 1974 he received the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze for his sporting success .
After his sporting career, Jürgen Lehnert worked as a canoe trainer at SC Magdeburg. After the fall of the Wall he became a taxi operator. In addition, he is an honorary member of the WSV Lok Magdeburg and the Saxony-Anhalt State Canoe Association.
literature
- Volker Kluge : Lexicon athletes in the GDR . New Life Publishing House, Berlin 2009 ISBN 978-3-355-01759-6
Web links
- Jürgen Lehnert in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- World Championships four-man kayak 1000 meters
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lehnert, Jürgen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German canoeists |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 2, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Magdeburg |