Michel Scheuer (20 May 1927 – 31 March 2015) was a West German sprint canoeist, born in Rodange, Luxembourg, who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won three medals with a gold (1956: K-2 1000 m) and two bronzes (1952, 1956: K-1 10000 m).
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
Representing  West Germany
| ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 |
1956 Melbourne | K-2 1000 m |
 |
1952 Helsinki | K-1 10000 m |
|
1956 Melbourne | K-1 10000 m |
| World Championships | ||
|
1958 Prague | K-4 1000 m |
|
1958 Prague | K-4 10000 m |
 |
1954 Mâcon | K-2 1000 m |
Scheuer also won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships; two gold (K-4 1000 m and K-4 10000 m: both 1958) and a silver (K-2 1000m:1954). Scheuer died at the age of 87 in 2015.[1]
References edit
- ^ Michel Scheuer's obituary (in German)
- Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–41 at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2010). Additional archives: BCU.org.uk.
- Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: BCU.org.uk.
- Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.
External links edit
  | This article about a canoeing Olympic medalist for Germany is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |