Kretschmer was born in
Schwerin in 1992, and trains at SC DHfK Leipzig at club level. At the
2011 World Championships, he won a bronze in the C-2 500 m event. He won the gold medal in the
2012 Summer Olympics in
C-2 1000 metres category event for his
country with
Kurt Kuschela. He also won a silver medal at the European Championships in the same event. and
2017 European Championships. and he competed at the
2023 European Games. ==References==