Dieter Krause

Born(1936-01-18)18 January 1936
Brandenburg an der Havel
Germany

Died10 August 2020(2020-08-10) (aged 84)
Bad Saarow
 Germany

Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)

Weight74 kg (163 lb)

Dieter Krause

Personal information
Born	(1936-01-18)18 January 1936 Brandenburg an der Havel Germany
Died	10 August 2020(2020-08-10) (aged 84) Bad Saarow  Germany
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	SC DHfK Leipzig
Medal record Representing  All-German Team Olympic Games 1960 Rome K-1 4×500 m Representing  East Germany World Championships 1963 Jajce K-4 1000 m 1963 Jajce K-2 1000 m 1958 Prague K-1 500 m 1963 Jajce K-1 4×500 m

Dieter Krause (18 January 1936 – 10 August 2020) was a German sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s.^[1] He won a gold medal in the K-1 4×500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome (with Paul Lange, Günther Perleberg and Friedhelm Wentzke).^[2]

Krause also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-4 1000 m: 1963), a silver (K-2 1000 m: 1963), and two bronzes (K-1 500 m: 1958, K-1 4×500 m: 1963).^[3] He was a Stasi informer under the codename "Reiner Lesser".^[4]