Günther Perleberg

Günther Perleberg

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
	1960 Rome	K-1 4 × 500 m
	1964 Tokyo	K-4 1000 m
World Championships
	1963 Jajce	K-4 1000 m
	1963 Jajce	K-1 4 × 500 m

Günther Perleberg (born March 17, 1935) is a German sprint canoer who competed in the early 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).

Perleberg won two medals for East Germany at the 1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Jajce with a gold in the K-4 1000 m and a bronze in the K-1 4 × 500 m events. He later defected to West Germany.

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
• Sport-reference.com profile