Jürgen Köhler

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJürgen•Köhler
Used nameJürgen•Köhler
Born22 February 1946 in Leipzig, Sachsen (GER)
Measurements174 cm / 73 kg
AffiliationsASG Vorwärts Leipzig, Leipzig (GER)
NOC East Germany

Biography

Whitewater slalom singles appeared for the first time at the Olympics at the 1972 München Olympics, where canoe slalom events were held on the canoe slalom course of Augsburg (and for the last time until 1992). East Germany’s Jürgen Köhler came in sixth in the C-1 as the third best East German behind Reinhard Eiben and Jochen Förster. Domestically, he won the C-1 national title in 1968 and with ASK Vorwärts Leipzig the team titles in 1968 and 1971. In 1971 he also won a team gold with the C-1 team at the World Championships. Köhler later became a world class whitewater canoeing coach and took over the national chief coach appointment for Canadian whitewater canoeing.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Canoe Slalom (Canoeing) GDR Jürgen Köhler
Canadian Singles, Slalom, Men (Olympic) 6

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