Günther Perleberg

Günther Perleberg
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
1960 Rome K-1 4 × 500 m
1964 Tokyo K-4 1000 m
Representing  East Germany
World Championships
1963 Jajce K-4 1000 m
1963 Jajce K-1 4 × 500 m

Günther Perleberg (also spelled Günter; born 17 March 1935) is a German sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals with a gold in the K-1 4 × 500 m (1960) and a silver in the K-4 1000 m (1964).

Perleberg won two medals for East Germany at the 1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Jajce with a gold in the K-4 1000 m and a bronze in the K-1 4 × 500 m events. He later defected to West Germany.

References

  • Günter PERLEBERG at the International Olympic Committee
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Günter Perleberg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)


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