Bodo Tümmler (born 8 December 1943) is a German former middle-distance runner. He competed for West Germany at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics in the 1500 meter event, and won a bronze medal in 1968.[1]
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| Born | 8 December 1943 Toruń, German-occupied Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 1500 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Charlottenburg, Berlin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 3:36.5 (1968) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editTümmler was born in Toruń (Thorn), part of Poland under German occupation in years 1939-1945, now Toruń, Poland. He entered the 1968 Olympics as the reigning European Champion. The 1500 m final was run at a fast pace and at the start of the last lap the eventual Olympic Champion Kipchoge Keino had already established a substantial lead. Tümmler and his countryman Harald Norpoth were in second and third place but were outsprinted by the world-record holder Jim Ryun on the last lap.[2]
References
edit- ↑ Bodo Tümmler Archived 2015-07-04 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Athletics at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres. sports-reference.com
External links
edit- Bodo Tümmler at World Athletics
- Bodo Tümmler at Olympics.com
- Bodo Tümmler at Olympedia
- Bodo Tümmler at InterSportStats
- Video of 1968 Olympic 1500 final on YouTube
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