Helmut Bellingrodt
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Helmut Ernesto•Bellingrodt Wolf |
| Used name | Helmut•Bellingrodt |
| Born | 10 July 1949 in Barranquilla, Atlántico (COL) |
| Measurements | 178 cm / 78 kg |
| NOC |  Colombia |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 2 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
Helmut Bellingrodt was Colombia’s first Olympic silver medallist, and he remained the most successful Colombian Olympian until María Isabel Urrutia won a gold medal in the Sydney Olympics. His 1972 silver medal in the running target event meant his international breakthrough, and he won World Championship medals the following years. A world record performance at the 1974 event gave him the world title and made him Colombian sportsperson of the year. He added another world title in 1978, winning the team event, together with his brothers Hanspeter and Horst. He closed his career with another Olympic silver in 1984. Bellingrodt also worked as director of Coldeportes, an institute for Youth and Sports
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Shooting | COL |
Helmut Bellingrodt | |||
| Running Target, 50 metres, Open (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Shooting | COL |
Helmut Bellingrodt | |||
| Running Target, 50 metres, Open (Olympic) | 6 | |||||
| 1984 Summer Olympics | Shooting | COL |
Helmut Bellingrodt | |||
| Running Target, 50 metres, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver |
Olympic family relations
- Brother of Hanspeter Bellingrodt
- Brother of Horst Bellingrodt
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (1–1–1 1983 Caracas SHO gold: 50 m running target, silver: 50 m running target team; 1991 La Habana SHO bronze: 50 m running target team)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games (4–1–1 1978 Medellín SHO gold: 50 m running target and 50 m running target team; 1986 Santiago de los Caballeros SHO gold: 50 m running target and 50 m running target team, silver: 50 m mixed running target team, bronze: 50 m mixed running target)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Shooting Championships (1–1–3 1973 Melbourne bronze: 50 m running target and 50 m mixed running target; 1974 Bern/Thun gold: 50 m running target; 1975 München silver: 50 m running target; 1978 Seoul bronze: 50 m running target team)