Ulrich Papke
Ulrich Papke ( born March 4, 1962 in Neuruppin ) is a former German canoeist.
Ulrich Papke spent his childhood in Potsdam, where he attended until his move to the Sports School Potsdam " Friedrich Ludwig Jahn " the Heinrich-von -Kleist - school, formerly POS 15 His father was a theater and film actor Horst Papke, which for many years on Hans Otto Theater in Potsdam worked and 1990, died at the age of 60 years.
Athletes career
Ulrich Papke, who belonged to the forward ASK Potsdam, 1981 world champion in the one - Canadians. Due to very strong competition in the own team, he moved to Ingo Spelly in the two - Canadians. 1986 could both win at the World Championship bronze in pairs. Two years later they won the two championships in the GDR, they were then third over 1000 m, 1987 on 500 meters, at the World Cup. For the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul Papke was not nominated. At the games four years later in Barcelona, he made back together with Spelly a team. Over 1000 m, the duo won gold, silver over 500 meters. For their services they received in the same year with the Bambi. In 1995 they were the last time German champion over 1,000 m and then ended their sports career.
In 1984 he was awarded in the GDR with the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver.