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Rüdiger Helm (German pronunciation:[ˈʁyːdigɐhɛlm], audioⓘ; born in
Neubrandenburg on 6 October 1956) was an
East Germansprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. Competing in two
Summer Olympics, he won six medals which included three golds (
1976: K-1 1000 m,
1980: K-1 1000 m, K-4 1000 m) and three bronzes (1976: K-1 500 m, K-4 1000 m; 1980: K-2 500 m).
Helm also won 19 medals at the
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with ten golds (K-1 1000 m:
1978,
1979,
1981,
1982,
1983; K-2 500 m: 1978, K-4 500 m: 1983, K-4 1000 m: 1978, 1979, 1981), six silvers (K-1 1000 m:
1977, K-2 500 m: 1979, K-4 500 m: 1982, K-4 1000 m:
1975, 1982, 1983), and three bronzes (K-1 1000 m: 1975, K-2 1000 m:
1974, K-4 500 m: 1981).