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Siegbert Horn

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Siegbert Horn
Siegbert Horn in 1972
Personal information
Born(1950-05-11)11 May 1950
Hartmannsdorf, East Germany
Died9 August 2016(2016-08-09) (aged 66)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportSlalom canoeing
ClubASK Vorwärts Leipzig
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich K-1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1971 Meran K-1
Gold medal – first place 1973 Muotathal K-1 team
Gold medal – first place 1975 Skopje K-1
Silver medal – second place 1971 Meran K-1 team
Silver medal – second place 1973 Muotathal K-1
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Skopje K-1 team

Siegbert Horn (11 May 1950 – 9 August 2016) was a German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s. He won a gold medal in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[1]

Horn also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (K-1: 1971, 1975; K-1 team: 1973), two silvers (K-1: 1973; K-1 team: 1971), and a bronze (K-1 team: 1975). He died of cancer on 9 August 2016.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Siegbert Horn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Mutprobe auf Kanal-Kopie". sz-online (in German). 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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