Joachim Mattern

Joachim Mattern

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
	1976 Montreal	K-2 500 m
	1976 Montreal	K-2 1000 m
World Championships
	1977 Sofia	K-2 500 m
	1970 Copenhagen	K-4 1000 m
	1977 Sofia	K-2 1000 m
	1970 Copenhagen	K-2 1000 m
	1973 Tampere	K-2 1000 m

Joachim Mattern (born May 2, 1948 in Beeskow) is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Montreal in 1976 with a gold in the K-2 500 m and silver in the K-2 1000 m events.

Mattern also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 500 m: 1977), two silvers (K-2 1000 m: 1977, K-4 1000 m: 1970), and two bronzes (K-2 1000 m: 1970, 1973).

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
• Sports-reference.com profile