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Friedhelm Wentzke
German sprint canoeist
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dead
- born
- 1935
- died
- 2026
- age at death
- 90
- known for
- kayaker, canoeist
1935 – 2026
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who friedhelm wentzke is
Friedhelm Wentzke was a German sprint canoeist who competed in the early to mid-1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals with a gold in the K-1 4 × 500 m (1960) and a silver in the K-4 1000 m (1964).
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wikidata records a date of death for Friedhelm Wentzke in 2026, which is how we know. your browser re-checks this against wikidata on every visit, so it’s current even if the page itself was cached a while ago.
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