Meinrad Miltenberger (6 December 1924,

Herdecke Herdecke () is a town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is located south of Dortmund in the Ruhr Area. Its location between the two Ruhr reservoirs Hengsteysee and Harkortsee has earned it the nickname ...

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– 10 September 1993, Herdecke) was a German sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the K-2 1000 m event at

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. Miltenberger also won four medals at the

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with two golds (K-1 4 x 500 m:

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, K-2 500 m: 1954), a silver (K-1 500 m: 1954), and a bronze (K-2 500 m: 1958).

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* * * 1924 births 1993 deaths People from Herdecke Sportspeople from Arnsberg (region) Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics German male canoeists Olympic canoeists of Germany Olympic canoeists of 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 1956 Summer Olympics {{Germany-canoe-Olympic-medalist-stub