Jürgen Lehnert (born 2 November 1954) is an

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canoe sprinter who competed in the mid to late 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the

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. Lehnert also won two medals in the K-4 1000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold in

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and a bronze in

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* * * 1954 births Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics German male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for East Germany Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics {{Germany-canoe-Olympic-medalist-stub