Detlef Richter

East German bobsledder

Detlef Richter
Richter (in sled wearing goggles) in 1982.
Medal record
Men's bobsleigh
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Lake Placid Four-man
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1979 Königssee Four-man
Silver medal – second place 1985 Cervinia Two-man
Silver medal – second place 1985 Cervinia Four-man
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Lake Placid Four-man
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Königssee Two-man
World Cup Championships
Silver medal – second place 1988–89 Combined
Silver medal – second place 1988–89 Two-man

Detlef Richter (born 6 June 1956 in Leipzig, Saxony) is an East German bobsledder who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.

Richter also won five medals at the FIBT World Championships with three silvers (Two-man: 1985, Four-man: 1979, 1985) and two bronzes (Two-man: 1986, Four-man: 1983).

His best Bobsleigh World Cup finish was second in 1988–89, both in the combined men's and two-man events.

References

  • Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
  • Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
  • DatabaseOlympics.com profile
  • List of combined men's bobsleigh World Cup champions: 1985–2007
  • List of two-man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985


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