Detlef Richter

{{short description|East German bobsledder}}

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{{MedalBronze|1980 Lake Placid|Four-man}}

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{{MedalSilver|1979 Königssee|Four-man}}

{{MedalSilver|1985 Cervinia|Two-man}}

{{MedalSilver|1985 Cervinia|Four-man}}

{{MedalBronze|1983 Lake Placid|Four-man}}

{{MedalBronze|1986 Königssee|Two-man}}

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{{MedalSilver|1988–89|Combined}}

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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).

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