Dieter Krause

Dieter Krause (18 January 1936 – 10 August 2020) was a German sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s.[1] He won a gold medal in the K-1 4×500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome (with Paul Lange, Günther Perleberg and Friedhelm Wentzke).[2]

For the German Olympic hockey player, see Dieter Krause (field hockey).
Dieter Krause
Personal information
Born(1936-01-18)18 January 1936
Brandenburg an der Havel
Germany
Died10 August 2020(2020-08-10) (aged 84)
Bad Saarow
 Germany
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sportcanoe sprint
ClubSC DHfK Leipzig e.V.
Medal record
Representing  All-German Team
Olympic Games
1960 RomeK-1 4×500 m
Representing  East Germany
World Championships
1963 JajceK-4 1000 m
1963 JajceK-2 1000 m
1958 PragueK-1 500 m
1963 JajceK-1 4×500 m

Krause also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-4 1000 m: 1963), a silver (K-2 1000 m: 1963), and two bronzes (K-1 500 m: 1958, K-1 4×500 m: 1963).[3] He was a Stasi informer under the codename "Reiner Lesser".[4]

References
  1. "Leipziger Kanu-Olympiasieger Dieter Krause gestorben".
  2. "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Canoeing" Archived 2010-09-20 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 6 December 2008)
  3. Dieter Krause sports.reference.com (Retrieved on 6 December 2008)
  4. Waren doch alle bei der Stasi, Der Spiegel, 23. November 1992


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