Herbert Laabs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Herbert Laabs

German canoeist

Date of Birth: 24-Oct-1950

Place of Birth: Calbe, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Profession: canoeist

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Herbert Laabs (born October 24, 1950) is an East German sprint canoeist who competed in the early to mid-1970s.
He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-4 1000 m: 1974), two silvers (K-2 500 m and K-4 1000 m: both 1975), and two bronzes (K-2 500 m and K-2 1000 m: 1973). Laabs also competed in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, but was eliminated in the semifinals.