Bernhard Radtke

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameBernhard•Radtke
Used nameBernhard•Radtke
Born26 April 1949 in Erfurt, Thüringen (GER)
Measurements170 cm / 82 kg
AffiliationsSC Karl-Marx-Stadt, Chemnitz (GER)
NOC East Germany

Biography

East German weightlifter Bernhard Radtke finished an unfortunate fourth in the light-heavyweight class at the 1972 München Summer Olympics in. The following year he won his only East German championship. In 1978, he fled to the West during a private journey to visit relatives in West Germany.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Weightlifting GDR Bernhard Radtke
Light-Heavyweight, Men (Olympic) 4