Theodor Kleine

{{Short description|German canoe sprinter}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{MedalTableTop | medals =

{{MedalSport | Men's canoe sprint }}

{{MedalCountry | {{EUA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalSilver | 1956 Melbourne | K-2 10000 m }}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold | 1958 Prague | K-4 1000 m }}

{{MedalGold | 1958 Prague | K-4 10000 m }}

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Theodor "Theo" Kleine (4 September 1924 – 12 February 2014)[http://trauer.dorstenerzeitung.de/Traueranzeige/Theodor-Kleine Theodor Kleine's obituary] {{in lang|de}} was a German canoe sprinter who competed in the late 1950s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 10000 m at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.{{cite sports-reference|title = Theo Kleine|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kl/theo-kleine-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200417223742/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kl/theo-kleine-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 17 April 2020|access-date = 24 February 2014}}

Kleine also won two gold medals at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague, earning them in the K-4 1000 m and the K-4 10000 m events.{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105013709/http://canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%201-41%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007-2.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date=5 January 2010 |title=Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–41 |url2=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113142416/http://www.bcu.org.uk/files/Pages%201-41%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007-2.pdf |date2=13 January 2016 |title2=BCU.org.uk}}

{{Webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5l9vPO85Y?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date=9 November 2009 |title=Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 |url2=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311071809/http://bcu.org.uk/files/pages%2042-83%20from%20medal%20winners%20icf%20updated%202007.pdf |date2=11 March 2016 |title2=BCU.org.uk}}