Reiner Kurth (born 20 July 1951) is an

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 ...

sprint canoeist 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 early 1970s. He won a gold medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the

1971 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1971 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. The men's competition consisted of six canoe (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Three events were held for women, all in kayak. C-1 500 m and C-2 500 m ...

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. Kurth also finished fourth in the K-2 1000 m 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. ...

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 ...

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1951 births Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics German male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for East Germany ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Germany-canoe-bio-stub