Theodor Kleine

Theodor Kleine
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
1956 Melbourne K-2 10000 m
World Championships
1958 Prague K-4 1000 m
1958 Prague K-4 10000 m

Theodor "Theo" Kleine (4 September 1924 – 12 February 2014)[1] was a German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 10000 m at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[2]

Kleine also won two gold medals at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague, earning them in the K-4 1000 m and the K-4 10000 m events.[3] [4]

References

  1. Theodor Kleine's obituary (in German)
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Theo Kleine". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  3. ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007. Archived 9 November 2009 at WebCite


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