Erik Zeidlitz (alternate listings: Eric Zeidlitz, Erik Sigurd Zeidlitz, Eric Sigrud Zeidlitz, born December 11, 1945) is a
Swedish
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sprint canoeist who competed from the 1966 to 1980. He won two medals at the
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
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with a silver (C-2 1000 m:
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
) and a bronze (C-2 10000 m:
1970
Events
January
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* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
).
Zeidlitz also competed in four
Summer Olympics
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, earning his best finish of fifth in the
C-2 1000 m event at
Mexico City
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in
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...
.
References
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Sports-reference.com profile
1945 births
Canoeists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Living people
Olympic canoeists for Sweden
Swedish male canoeists
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian
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