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 ' ...
,
Westphalia – 10 September 1993, Herdecke) was a German
sprint canoer
Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water.
Overview
Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...
who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two
Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...
, he won a gold medal in the K-2 1000 m event at
Melbourne in
1956
Events
January
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.
Miltenberger also won four medals at the
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-1 4 x 500 m:
1958
Events
January
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* January 4
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, K-2 500 m:
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
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), a silver (K-1 500 m: 1954), and a bronze (K-2 500 m: 1958).
References
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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
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