Detlef Richter (born 6 June 1956 in Leipzig, Saxony) 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 in Lake Placid.

Richter also won five medals at the FIBT World Championships with three silvers (Two-man: 1985, Four-man: 1979, 1985) and two bronzes (Two-man: 1986, Four-man: 1983).

Detlef Richter

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

Detlef Richter

References

Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931

Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930

DatabaseOlympics.com profile

List of combined men's bobsleigh World Cup champions: 1985–2007

List of two-man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985

1956 births

Living people

Sportspeople from Leipzig

German male bobsledders

Bobsledders at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Bobsledders at the 1980 Winter Olympics

Olympic bobsledders for East Germany

Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany

Olympic medalists in bobsleigh

Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics

Detlef Richter