Jan Schäfer (born 18 October 1974 in

Dresden Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most p ...

) is a German

sprint canoer Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...

who competed from the late 1990s to the mid-2000s. Competing in two

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, he won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at

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. Schäfer also won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the

1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Milan, Italy at the Idroscalo. The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Women competed in eight events, all kayak. This was the ...

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References

Jan Schäfer at databaseOlympics.com
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* * 1974 births Living people German male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in canoeing Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Sportspeople from Dresden Canoeists from Saxony 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-canoe-Olympic-medalist-stub