Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Bernd•Olbricht |
Used name | Bernd•Olbricht |
Born | 17 October 1956 in Gnoien, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (GER) |
Measurements | 189 cm / 85 kg |
Affiliations | SC Neubrandenburg, Neubrandenburg (GER) |
NOC | East Germany |
Medals | OG |
Gold | 2 |
Silver | 1 |
Bronze | 1 |
Total | 4 |
Flatwater canoeist Bernd Olbricht won four Olympic medals, one gold (K-1 500) and one silver (K-2 1,000) at the 1976 Montréal Olympics, and one gold (K-4 1,000) and one bronze (K-2 500) at the 1980 Moscow Games, which were boycotted by the Western countries. He also won four golds at the Flatwater Worlds (K-2 500 in 1977-78 and K-4 1000 in 1978-79). Additionally, he collected two more World silvers, in the K-2 1,000 in 1977, and K-2 500 in 1979. Olbricht studied pedagogics, and worked as a canoe coach until re-unification. He then became unemployed, before working as a taxi driver.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1976 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | GDR | Bernd Olbricht | |||
Kayak Doubles, 500 metres, Men (Olympic) | Joachim Mattern | 1 | Gold | |||
Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | Joachim Mattern | 2 | Silver | |||
1980 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | GDR | Bernd Olbricht | |||
Kayak Doubles, 500 metres, Men (Olympic) | Rüdiger Helm | 3 | Bronze | |||
Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | East Germany | 1 | Gold |