Günther Merkel is a retired East German slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds (C-2: 1961, 1963, 1965, C-2 team: 1961, 1963, 1967) and a silver (Mixed C-2: 1959).

Günther Merkel
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  East Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1961 Hainsberg C-2
Gold medal – first place 1961 Hainsberg C-2 team
Gold medal – first place 1963 Spittal C-2
Gold medal – first place 1963 Spittal C-2 team
Gold medal – first place 1965 Spittal C-2
Gold medal – first place 1967 Lipno C-2 team
Silver medal – second place 1959 Geneva Mixed C-2

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