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Joachim Mattern (born May 2 1948 in Beeskow) is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics he won two medals at Montreal in 1976 with a gold in the K-2 500 m and silver in the K-2 1000 m events. Mattern also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 500 m: 1977) two silvers (K-2 1000 m: 1977 K-4 1000 m: 1970) and two bronzes (K-2 1000 m: 1970 1973).