Dirk Joestel

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameDirk•Joestel
Used nameDirk•Joestel
Born14 August 1965 in West-Berlin, Berlin (GER) 
Measurements195 cm / 85 kg
AffiliationsRG Berlin, Berlin (GER)
NOC West Germany

Biography

Dirk Joestel participated in the 1988 Seoul Olympics as a flatwater canoeist and finished eighth in the K-1 500. He was also on the West German K-4 1,000 team that was placed sixth. In 1990, he won the nationals with the RG Berlin K-4 squad. Joestel studied business economics and later became head of administration at the institute for human rights.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1988 Summer Olympics Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) FRG Dirk Joestel
Kayak Singles, 500 metres, Men (Olympic) 8
Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) West Germany 6