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Jürgen Eschert (born 24 August 1941) is a retired German sprint canoeist. Competing in the C-1 1000 m event he who a gold medal at the 1964 Olympics and a bronze at the 1965 European Championships.[1][2]
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Born | 24 August 1941 Magdeburg, Germany | (age 83)|||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Canoe sprint | |||||||||||||||||
Club | ASK Vorwärts Berlin | |||||||||||||||||
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In 1971 Eschert was expelled from the East Germany national team for wearing in public a T-shirt featuring the U.S. flag. He was a member of German military at the time. He retired from competitions and later worked as a coach and sports organizer. Eschert holds a PhD in physical education.[3]
References
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- ^ Jürgen Eschert. Sports-reference.com
- ^ Kanu – Europameisterschaften (Herren – 1000m) Archived 1 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sport-komplett.de
- ^ Henner Mallwitz (25 August 2011) Jürgen Eschert Archived 23 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. pnn.de