Martina Falke (born 21 July 1951 in
Zeitz) is a former
East German
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s. She won two bronze medals at the
1973 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The 1973 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Muotathal, Switzerland under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the 13th edition. A record nine nations won medals at the championships.
Medal summary
Men's Canoe
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in
Muotathal, earning them in the K-1 event and the K-1 team event.
Falke also finished tenth in the
K-1 event at the
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...
in
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...
.
References
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Sports-reference.com profile
1951 births
Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
East German female canoeists
Living people
Olympic canoeists for East Germany
Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
People from Zeitz
Sportspeople from Saxony-Anhalt
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