Erika Felten
Encyclopedia
Erika "Elke" Felten (born July 13, 1943) is a West German
sprint canoer
who competed in the mid 1960s. She won a silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Jajce
.
Felten also finished fourth in the K-1 500 m
event at the 1964 Summer Olympics
in Tokyo
while competing for the Unified Team of Germany.
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
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 in the mid 1960s. She won a silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Jajce
Jajce
Jajce is a city and municipality located in the central part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is part of the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity...
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Felten also finished fourth in the K-1 500 m
Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's K-1 500 metres
The women's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan....
event at the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
while competing for the Unified Team of Germany.