Jürgen Eschert (born 24 August 1941) is a retired German sprint canoeist.

Competing in the C-1 1000 m event he won a gold medal at the 1964 Olympics and a bronze at the 1965 European Championships.

[1][2] In 1971 Eschert was expelled from the East Germany national team for wearing in public a T-shirt featuring the U.S. flag.

He retired from competitions and later worked as a coach and sports organizer.

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