Dieter Krause (18 January 1936 – 10 August 2020) was a German sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. He won a gold medal in the K-1 4×500 m event at the

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(with Paul Lange,

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Friedhelm Wentzke Friedhelm Wentzke (born 13 September 1935 in Castrop-Rauxel, Province of Westphalia) is a German sprint canoeist who competed in the early to mid-1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals with a gold in the K-1 4 × 500 m (1 ...

)."1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Canoeing"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 6 December 2008) Krause also won four medals at the

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with a gold (K-4 1000 m:

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), a silver (K-2 1000 m: 1963), and two bronzes (K-1 500 m: 1958, K-1 4×500 m: 1963).Dieter Krause
''sports.reference.com'' (Retrieved on 6 December 2008) He was a

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informer under the codename "Reiner Lesser".Waren doch alle bei der Stasi

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, 23. November 1992

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* * 1936 births 2020 deaths Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics German male canoeists Olympic canoeists for the United Team of Germany Olympic gold medalists for the United Team of Germany Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Brandenburg an der Havel {{Germany-canoe-Olympic-medalist-stub Stasi informants