Hartmut Briesenick

Hartmut Briesenick
Hartmut Briesenick (1968)
Personal information
Full name Hartmut Briesenick
Nationality  East Germany
Born (1949-03-17)March 17, 1949
Luckenwalde, Brandenburg, GDR
Died March 8, 2013(2013-03-08) (aged 63)
Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 116 kg (256 lb)
Sport
Country  East Germany
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Shot put
Club SC Dynamo Berlin
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Men’s Athletics
Olympic Games
1972 MunichShot put
European Athletics Championships
Helsinki 1971Shot put
Rome 1974Shot put

Hartmut Briesenick (17 March 1949 in Luckenwalde, Brandenburg – 8 March 2013) was an East German athlete who mainly competed in the men's shot put event.[1][2]

Briesenick competed for East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany where he won the bronze medal in the men's shot put event.[2] He was married to Ilona Slupianek, fellow German shot-putter from 1984 until unknown time (although they divorced before his death).[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Kugelstoß-Europameister Briesenick tot!" (in German). Bild. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Hartmut Briesenick". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.bild.de/sport/mehr-sport/leichtathletik/kugelstosser-hartmut-briesenick-ist-tot-29495082.bild.html
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