About Uwe Madeja
Born 1959. Uwe Madeja is a German canoeist.
Uwe Madeja (born 6 February 1959) is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. He won a silver in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
Madeja also won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (C-2 1000 m: 1981) and two bronzes (C-2 500 m: 1985, C-2 1000 m: 1982).
He is married to Silvia Rinka, who competed for East Germany in swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the breaststroke.
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Who is Uwe Madeja?
East German canoe racer
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Uwe Madeja was born on 6 February 1959 in Berlin.
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Uwe Madeja is a canoeist.
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Uwe Madeja is German.
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