Jürgen Eschert

Jürgen Eschert
Jürgen Eschert in 2011
Personal information
Born24 August 1941 (1941-08-24) (age 82)
Magdeburg, Germany
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubASK Vorwärts Berlin
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo C-1 1000 m
European championships
Bronze medal – third place 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.

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.



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