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German sprint canoeist
Paul Wevers
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin K-2 10000 m

Paul Wevers (21 July 1907 – 6 March 1941) was a German sprint canoeist, born in Cologne, who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

Wevers was killed during World War II on 6 March 1941 in Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany when his plane crashed into the ground.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paul Wevers". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

External links

Olympic Champions in Men's discontinued kayak events
K-1 10000 metres
K-2 10000 metres
K-1 10000 metres folding
K-2 10000 metres folding
K-1 4x500 metre relay


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