Jürgen Eschert

East German canoeist

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Jürgen Eschert

Jürgen Eschert in 2011

Personal information

Born

24 August 1941 (1941-08-24) (age 82)
Magdeburg, Germany

Height

1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)

Weight

73 kg (161 lb)

Sport

Canoe sprint

Club

ASK Vorwärts Berlin

Medal record

Representing Germany

Olympic Games
	1964 Tokyo	C-1 1000 m
European championships
	1965 Bucharest	C-1 1000 m

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]

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