André Wohllebe

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André Wohllebe
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona K-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul K-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul K-4 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Tampere K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1983 Tampere K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1985 Mechelen K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1986 Montreal K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1991 Paris K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1991 Paris K-4 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1993 Copenhagen K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1993 Copenhagen K-4 10000 m
Silver medal – second place 1986 Montreal K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1990 Poznań K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1991 Paris K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1993 Copenhagen K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Nottingham K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Mechelen K-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Plovdiv K-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Poznań K-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Mexico City K-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Duisburg K-4 200 m

André Gerhard Wohllebe (9 January 1962 – 29 December 2014) was an East German-German sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won three medals with a gold (1992: K-4 1000 m) and two bronzes (1988: K-1 1000 m, K-4 1000 m). He was born in Berlin.

Wohllebe also won eighteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with eight golds (K-2 500 m: 1983, K-2 1000 m: 1983, K-4 500 m: 1985, 1986, 1991; K-4 1000 m: 1993, K-4 10000 m: 1991, 1993), four silvers (K-2 1000 m: 1986, K-4 500 m: 1990, 1993; K-4 1000 m: 1991), and six bronzes (K-4 200 m: 1995, K-4 500 m: 1981, K-4 1000 m: 1985, 1989, 1990, 1994).

References

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  • "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  • "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "André Wohllebe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  • André Wohllebe's obituary (in German)


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