Jürgen Eschert (born 24 August 1941) is a retired German sprint canoeist.
Competing in the C-1 1000 m event he who a gold medal at the 1964 Olympics and a bronze at the 1965 European Championships.In 1971 Eschert was expelled from the East German national team for wearing in public a T-shirt featuring U.S.
flag.
He was a member of German military at the time.
He retired from competitions and later worked as a coach and sports organizer.