John Martin Robert Rohleder[1]
Personal information
Born1943
Bucklow, England[2]
Died(1963-11-03)3 November 1963
War Memorial Hospital, Wrexham, Wales
Sport
SportKayaking
EventFolding kayak
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1963 SpittalFolding K-1 team

Martin Rohleder (1943 – 3 November 1963) was a British retired slalom canoeist who competed in the early-to-mid 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the folding K-1 team event at the 1963 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Spittal.[3] Rohleder was from Altrincham.[4]

Rohleder died in an accident on 3 November 1963, aged 20.[5] A memorial trophy in his name was inaugurated the following year.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995". Ancestry. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Birth registration". FreeBMD. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Overview of athlete's results". CanoeSlalom.net. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "CANOEISTS AT SEA". The North Wales Weekly News. 16 May 1957.
  5. ↑ "ROHLEDER". The Guardian. 6 November 1963. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "On The Sporting Scene". The Chester Chronicle. 29 September 1967. Retrieved 11 December 2022.


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