Detlef Schmidt
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Detlef Schmidt is a West German
West Germany
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 sprint canoer
Canoe racing
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 who competed in the mid to late 1980s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1986 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
1986 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1986 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the Île Notre-Dame. This is also where the canoeing and rowing competitions for the 1976 Summer Olympics took place....

 in Montreal
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Schmidt also finished eighth in the K-4 1000 m
Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's K-4 1000 metres
The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:15 crews entered in two heats on August 7...

 event at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

 in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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