Werner Ulrich is a former East German sprint canoer

Canoe racing

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 who competed in the early 1960s. He was born in Memel

Klaipeda

Klaipėda is a city in Lithuania situated at the mouth of the Nemunas River where it flows into the Baltic Sea. It is the third largest city in Lithuania and the capital of Klaipėda County....

, East Prussia

East Prussia

East Prussia is the main part of the region of Prussia along the southeastern Baltic Coast from the 13th century to the end of World War II in May 1945. From 1772–1829 and 1878–1945, the Province of East Prussia was part of the German state of Prussia. The capital city was Königsberg.East Prussia...

 (today Klaipėda, Lithuania

Lithuania

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) and won a silver medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Jajce

Jajce

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.

Mehlberg also competed for the Unified Team of Germany 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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, finishing seventh in the C-2 1000 m

Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's C-2 1000 metres

The men's C-2 1000 metres event was an open-style, pairs canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics program on Lake Albano.-Medalists:-Heats:Eleven teams first raced in two heats on August 26...

event.