Paul Wevers
Paul Wevers (July 21, 1907 – March 6, 1941) was a German sprint canoeist, born in Cologne, who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1936 Berlin | K-2 10000 m |
Wevers was killed during World War Two on March 6, 1941 in Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany when his plane crashed into the ground.[1]
References
- "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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