Rolf-Dieter Amend (21 March 1949 – 4 January 2022) was a German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s. He won a gold medal in the C-2 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. ...

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. Amend was born in

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. He won three medals at the

ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non- Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they ...

with two golds (C-2 team:

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

) and a silver (C-2: 1971). He died on 4 January 2022, at the age of 72.

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* * 1949 births 2022 deaths Sportspeople from Magdeburg German male canoeists Sportspeople from Saxony-Anhalt Olympic canoeists of East Germany Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver {{Germany-canoe-Olympic-medalist-stub