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 Placid Four-man World Championships 1979 Königssee Four-man 1985 Cervinia Two-man 1985 Cervinia Four-man 1983 Lake Placid Four-man 1986 Königssee Two-man World Cup Championships 1988–89 Combined 1988–89 Two-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.

References

• Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
• Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
• DatabaseOlympics.com profile
• List of combined men's bobsleigh World Cup champions: 1985–2007
• List of two-man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985