Günther Merkel

Günther Merkel

Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Competitor for  East Germany
World Championships
Gold	1961 Hainsberg	C-2
Gold	1961 Hainsberg	C-2 team
Gold	1963 Spittal	C-2
Gold	1963 Spittal	C-2 team
Gold	1965 Spittal	C-2
Gold	1967 Lipno	C-2 team
Silver	1959 Geneva	Mixed C-2

Günther Merkel is a retired East German slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds (C-2: 1961, 1963, 1965, C-2 team: 1961, 1963, 1967) and a silver (Mixed C-2: 1959).

See also

• Manfred Merkel

References

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