Dieter Krause is an East German-German

Germany

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 sprint canoer

Canoe racing

This article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation ....

 who competed from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s. He won a gold medal in the K-1 4 x 500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics

1960 Summer Olympics

The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...

 in Rome

Rome

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 (with Paul Lange, Günther Perleberg

Günther Perleberg

Günther Perleberg is a German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals with a gold in the K-1 4 x 500 m and a silver in the K-4 1000 m ....

 and Friedhelm Wentzke

Friedhelm Wentzke

Friedhelm Wentzke is a German sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals with a gold in the K-1 4 x 500 m and a silver in the K-4 1000 m .-References:*...

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Krause also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-4 1000 m: 1963), a silver (K-2 1000 m: 1963), and two bronzes (K-1 500 m: 1958, K-1 4 x 500 m: 1963).