Rüdiger Kunze

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRüdiger•Kunze
Used nameRüdiger•Kunze
Born2 September 1949 in Bautzen, Sachsen (GER)
Measurements188 cm / 95 kg
AffiliationsSC Einheit Dresden, Dresden (GER)
NOC East Germany
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Rower Rüdiger Kunze won a silver medal at the 1976 Montréal Olympics with the coxed fours. This crew had already won a gold and a silver medal at the 1974 and the 1975 World Championships, respectively. In 1972 and 1975, he also won East German national titles in this class. By profession, Kune became a graduated sports teacher and rowing coach. After re-unification, he became a teacher of social studies at a trade school in Dresden.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1976 Summer Olympics Rowing GDR Rüdiger Kunze
Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic) East Germany 2 Silver

Olympic Records

Records may have been broken subsequently during the same competition.
Games Date Sport Event Phase Mark Pos
1976 Summer Olympics 18 July 1976 Rowing Coxed Fours, Men Round One, Heat #3 6:27.97 1
1976 Summer Olympics 23 July 1976 Rowing Coxed Fours, Men Semi-Finals, Heat #1 6:11.32 1