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| Born | 26.08.1958 | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24.03.2016 (age 57)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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Günther Wolkenaer (August 1958 – March 2016)[1] is a West German slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. He won two bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 1985 (C-2) and 1987 (C-2 team).
He died in March 2016 at the age of 57, three days after an accident with a two horse cart in the Dolomites on 21 March.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Drei Tage nach Kutschenunfall verstorben" [Three days after coach accident deceased]. Südtirol News (in German). 31 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. (English translation)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived November 9, 2009)
External links[edit]
- Günther Wolkenaer's channel on YouTube
- Günther WOLKENAER at CanoeSlalon.net