Detlef Richter (born 6 June 1956 in Leipzig

Leipzig

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, Saxony

Saxony

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) is an East German bobsledder who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1980 Winter Olympics

1980 Winter Olympics

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 in Lake Placid

Lake Placid, New York

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.

Richter also won five medals at the FIBT World Championships

FIBT World Championships

The FIBT World Championships, part of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing , have taken place on an annual basis in non-Winter Olympic years since 1930. A two-man event was included in 1931 with a combined championship occurring in 1947...

 with three silvers (Two-man: 1985

FIBT World Championships 1985

The FIBT World Championships 1985 took place in Cervinia, Italy for the third time, having hosted the event previously in 1971 and 1975. Except for competitions in St...

, Four-man: 1979

FIBT World Championships 1979

The FIBT World Championships 1979 took place in Königssee, West Germany. It was the first championships that took place on an artificially refrigerated track...

, 1985) and two bronzes (Two-man: 1986

FIBT World Championships 1986

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, Four-man: 1983

FIBT World Championships 1983

The FIBT World Championships 1983 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States for the sixth time, hosting the event previously in 1949, 1961, 1969, 1973, and 1978.-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:-Medal table:-References:**...

).

His best Bobsleigh World Cup finish was second in 1988-89, both in the combined men's and two-man events.