Rolf-Dieter Amend (21 March 1949 – 4 January 2022) was a German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s. He won a gold medal in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
 Amend in 2007 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe slalom | ||
Representing  East Germany | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1972 Munich | C-2 |
| World Championships | ||
| 1971 Meran | C-2 team |
| 1975 Skopje | C-2 team |
 | 1971 Meran | C-2 |
Amend was born in Magdeburg. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (C-2 team: 1971, 1975) and a silver (C-2: 1971). He died on 4 January 2022, at the age of 72.[1]
References
- Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: 11 March 2016.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rolf-Dieter Amend". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
