Ernest Riedel

Olympic medal record
Men's canoe sprint
1936 BerlinK-1 10000 m

Ernest W. Riedel (July 13, 1901 March 26, 1983) was an American sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1930s to the late 1940s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-1 10000 m event at Berlin in 1936. He was associated with the Pendleton Canoe Club of New York.[1]

A native of New York City, he died in Dade County, Florida.

References

  1. "Riedel of Pendleton Canoe Club Scores Easily in Olympic Final; Veteran Paddler Beats Folks, Clubmate, by Quarter-Mile in OneMan Double Blades Event at Philadelphia -- Gaehler and Lofgren Home First in Tandem Competition". The New York Times. June 28, 1936. p. S5. Retrieved 1 January 2010.


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