Ludwig Landen
Ludwig "Lutz" Landen (born November 6, 1908 in Cologne ; † October 14, 1985 there ) was a German canoeist who won an Olympic gold medal in 1936.
Ludwig Landen won the 1936 European Canoe Championships in a four-person kayak over 1000 meters. Together with Paul Wevers , he won the title in the two-man kayak over 10,000 meters at the German Championships. The two of them also won the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin over this distance , where they crossed the finish line 20 seconds ahead of the two Austrians Viktor Kalisch and Karl Steinhuber .
Ludwig Landen, called "Lutz", started for the VKC Association for Canoeing Cöln . He couldn't swim in his life.
Web links
- Ludwig Landen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ European champion canoe
- ↑ German masters canoe
- ↑ Kölnische Rundschau , July 19, 1984
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Landen, Ludwig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Landen, Lutz (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German canoeists |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 14, 1985 |
| Place of death | Cologne |