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Rüdiger Helm

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Rüdiger Helm

Rüdiger Helm (in civilian clothing) in 1980
Personal information
Born	(1956-10-06) 6 October 1956 (age 67) Neubrandenburg, East Germany
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Medal record Men's canoe sprint Olympic Games 1976 Montreal K-1 1000 m 1980 Moscow K-1 1000 m 1980 Moscow K-4 1000 m 1976 Montreal K-1 500 m 1976 Montreal K-4 1000 m 1980 Moscow K-2 500 m World Championships 1978 Belgrade K-1 1000 m 1978 Belgrade K-2 500 m 1978 Belgrade K-4 1000 m 1979 Duisburg K-1 1000 m 1979 Duisburg K-4 1000 m 1981 Nottingham K-1 1000 m 1981 Nottingham K-4 1000 m 1982 Belgrade K-1 1000 m 1983 Tampere K-1 1000 m 1983 Tampere K-4 500 m 1975 Belgrade K-4 1000 m 1977 Sofia K-1 1000 m 1979 Duisburg K-2 500 m 1982 Belgrade K-4 500 m 1982 Belgrade K-4 1000 m 1983 Tampere K-4 1000 m 1974 Mexico City K-2 1000 m 1975 Belgrade K-1 1000 m 1981 Nottingham K-4 500 m

Rüdiger Helm (German pronunciation: [ˈʁyːdigɐ hɛlm], audio^ⓘ; born in Neubrandenburg on 6 October 1956) was an East German sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won six medals which included three golds (1976: K-1 1000 m, 1980: K-1 1000 m, K-4 1000 m) and three bronzes (1976: K-1 500 m, K-4 1000 m; 1980: K-2 500 m).

Helm also won 19 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with ten golds (K-1 1000 m: 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983; K-2 500 m: 1978, K-4 500 m: 1983, K-4 1000 m: 1978, 1979, 1981), six silvers (K-1 1000 m: 1977, K-2 500 m: 1979, K-4 500 m: 1982, K-4 1000 m: 1975, 1982, 1983), and three bronzes (K-1 1000 m: 1975, K-2 1000 m: 1974, K-4 500 m: 1981).

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• Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83atWebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: BCU.org.uk.
• Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rüdiger Helm". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.

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