Theodor "Theo" Kleine (4 September 1924 – 12 February 2014) was a German
sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 10000 m at the
1956 Summer Olympics
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Melbourne
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.
Kleine also won two gold medals at the
1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Prague, Czechoslovakia. This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation.
The men's competition consisted of four Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine ka ...
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Prague
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, earning them in the K-4 1000 m and the K-4 10000 m events.
ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007.
References
1924 births
2014 deaths
German male canoeists
Olympic canoeists of the United Team of Germany
Olympic silver medalists for the United Team of Germany
Olympic medalists in canoeing
Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
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