Bernd Kannenberg
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 | Königsberg, East Prussia, Prussia, Germany | August 20, 1942||||||||||||||||
Died | January 13, 2021 78) Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | (aged||||||||||||||||
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, aged 78.[2]
References
- 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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