Siegbert Horn
Siegbert Horn (11 May 1950 – 9 August 2016) was a German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s. He won a gold medal in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
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| Born | 11 May 1950 Hartmannsdorf, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 August 2016 (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Slalom canoeing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | ASK Vorwärts Leipzig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Horn also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (K-1: 1971, 1975; K-1 team: 1973), two silvers (K-1: 1973; K-1 team: 1971), and a bronze (K-1 team: 1975). He died of cancer on 9 August 2016.
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