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Wolfgang Lange (canoeist)

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Wolfgang Lange
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1963 Jajce K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1963 Jajce K-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Jajce K-1 4 x 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1966 East Berlin K-4 10000 m

Wolfgang Lange (3 July 1938 – 29 October 2022)[1] was an East German sprint canoeist who competed in the 1960s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-4 1000 m: 1963) a silver (K-2 1000 m: 1963), and two bronzes (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1963, K-4 10000 m: 1966).

Lange also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of seventh in the K-1 1000 m event at Rome in 1960.

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