Harri Nolte ( German: Harry Nolte ; June 11, 1961 , Zwickau ) - German kayaker , played for the German Democratic Republic throughout the 1980s. Bronze medalist of the World Cup, participant in the Summer Olympic Games in Moscow, multiple winner of regattas of national importance.
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| A country |  Germany |
| Specialization | kayak , 500 m |
| Club | JSIC Forverts Potsdam |
| Date of Birth | June 11, 1961 (58 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Zwickau , GDR |
| Growth | 194 cm |
| Weight | 90 kg |
Biography
Harry Nolte was born on June 11, 1961 in the city of Zwickau . He began to actively engage in rowing in early childhood, was trained in Potsdam , and was a member of the Forverts Potsdam Sports Club.
He achieved his first serious success at the adult international level in 1980, when he became a member of the national team of the German Democratic Republic and thanks to a series of successful performances he was awarded the right to defend the country's honor at the Summer Olympic Games in Moscow . Together with his partner Peter Hempel, he started in the program of double kayaks at a distance of 1000 meters, reached the final stage and finished fifth in the decisive race, not reaching the prize positions.
After the Moscow Olympics, Nolte remained in the main team of the East Germany rowing team and continued to take part in major international regattas. So, in 1986, he visited the World Championships in Montreal, Canada, from where he brought the bronze dignity award won in the standings of lone kayaks at a kilometer distance - in the final he was beaten by Briton Jeremy West and Hungarian Ferenc Chipesh . Soon after the end of these competitions he decided to end his sports career, giving way to young German rowers in the national team.
Links
- Harry Nolte - Olympic Statistics at Sports-Reference.com
- Harry Nolte - medals at major international competitions
- Lists of kayaking and canoeing champions and prize winners (1936-2007 )