Detlef Richter

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.

Detlef Richter
Richter (in sled wearing goggles) in 1982.
Medal record
Men's bobsleigh
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
1980 Lake PlacidFour-man
World Championships
1979 KönigsseeFour-man
1985 CerviniaTwo-man
1985 CerviniaFour-man
1983 Lake PlacidFour-man
1986 KönigsseeTwo-man
World Cup Championships
1988–89Combined
1988–89Two-man

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.

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