Jump to content

Gerhard Weidner

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gerhard Weidner (15 March 1933 – 25 September 2021)[1] was a West German race walker. He was born in Magdeburg. He represented his country three times at the Summer Olympics, competing in the 50 kilometres walk in 1968 and 1972, then the 20 kilometres walk at the 1976 Summer Olympics. His best finish on the international stage was a silver medal at the 1975 IAAF World Race Walking Cup.

International competitions

[edit]
Representing  West Germany
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1968 Olympic Games Mexico City, Mexico 14th 50 km
1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany 6th 50 km
1974 European Championships Rome, Italy 7th 50 km
1975 World Race Walking Cup Le Grand-Quevilly, France 2nd 50 km
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 18th 20 km
World Championships Malmö, Sweden 9th[2] 50 km

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Gerhard Weidner's obituary (in German)
  2. ^ IAAF Statistics Book Moscow 2013 (pg. 179). IAAF/AFTS (2013). Edited by Mark Butler. Retrieved on 2013-09-09.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gerhard Weidner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-09-22.