Fritz Briel
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
Representing  Germany | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1956 Melbourne | K-2 10000 m |
| World Championships | ||
 | 1958 Prague | K-1 1000 m |
| 1958 Prague | K-1 4 x 500 m |
| 1963 Jajce | K-1 10000 m |
 | 1966 East Berlin | K-1 10000 m |
Fritz Briel (24 October 1934 – 15 March 2017) was a German sprint canoeist, born in Düsseldorf, who competed in from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Briel also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-1 1000 m: 1958, K-1 10000 m: 1963, K-1 4 x 500 m: 1958) and one bronze (K-1 10000 m: 1966).
