Bernd Kannenberg
German athletics competitor (1942–2021)
Bernhard "Bernd" Kannenberg (20 August 1942 – 13 January 2021) was a West German race walker. He won the 50 km event at the 1972 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal. Kannenberg was born in Königsberg, East Prussia, Nazi Germany. After retiring from competitions he coached the German race walking team.[1]
 Bernd Kannenberg in 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 20, 1942 Königsberg, East Prussia, Prussia, Germany | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 13, 2021 (aged 78) Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Race walking | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | TV 1860 Fürth LAC Quelle Fürth | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 20 km – 1:24:45 (1974) 50 km – 3:52:45 (1972) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kannenberg died on 13 January 2021, at age of 78.[2]
References
change- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bernd Kannenberg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18.
- ↑ Olympiasieger Bernd Kannenberg verstorben (in German)
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