| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Lutz•Altepost |
| Used name | Lutz•Altepost |
| Born | 6 October 1981 in Emsdetten, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER) |
| Measurements | 193 cm / 92 kg |
| Affiliations | KG Essen, Essen (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
German sprint canoer Lutz Altepost placed sixth in the kayak singles over 500 metres at the 2004 Athens Olympics. He then moved to the kayak fours and crewed Norman Bröckl, Torsten Eckbrett, and Björn Goldschmidt at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, winning the bronze medal over 1,000 metres. Consequently, the crew was awarded Germany’s highest sports award, the Silver Bay Leaf.
Altepost won two silver and two bronze medals at European Championships: in kayak singles over 500 metres in 2005 (silver), and 2006 (bronze), and with the kayak fours over 1,000 m in 2008 (silver) and 2006 (bronze). At World Championships he won two golds in the kayak fours over 1,000 metres in 2005 and 2007, one silver in the kayak singles over 500 metres in 2005 in, and two more bronzes in the same events in 2003 and 2006.
Altepost later turned to coaching with his home club KC Potsdam. From 2005 onwards, he studied mechanical engineering at the Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences alongside his canoe training.
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | GER |
Lutz Altepost | |||
| Kayak Singles (K1), 500 metres, Men (Olympic) | 6 | |||||
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | GER |
Lutz Altepost | |||
| Kayak Fours (K4), 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | Germany | 3 | Bronze |
