Achievements

• He won two medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul with a silver in the K-1 500 m and a bronze in the K-4 1000 m events. Stähle also won seven medals at the International Coach Federation Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-1 500 m: 1985, K-4 500 m: 1983, 1986), three silvers (K-1 500 m: 1987, K-4 500 m: 1990, K-4 1000 m: 1983), and a bronze (K-1 500 m: 1983).