| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | |
| Full name | Dieter•Kuprella | |
| Used name | Dieter•Kuprella | |
| Born | 5 February 1946 in Buer, Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  GER |
| Died | 7 July 2025 (aged 79 years 5 months 2 days) | |
| Measurements | 184 cm / 84 kg | |
| Affiliations | Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Leverkusen, Nordrhein-Westfalen | GER |
| NOC | West Germany |  FRG |
Shooting guard Dieter Kuprella Keller was on the West German basketball team at the 1972 München Olympics. The team lost both the classification match for places 9-12 against Australia by only one point (70-69), and also lost the 11th place match by one point against Spain (84-83). He earned 108 international caps. Domestically, Kuprella played with ASC Gelsenkirchen (1966-68), and TuS 04 Leverkusen (1968-77, West German champion from 1970–1972 and 1976, and West German cup winner in 1970, 1971, 1974, and 1976).
Kuprella started a very successful coaching career at TuS 04 Leverkusen after his retirement, serving as assistant coach with the West German women’s national team from 1982-84. His son Helge also became a basketball pro and later a basketball coach.
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Basketball (Basketball) | FRG |
Dieter Kuprella | |||
| Basketball, Men (Olympic) | West Germany | 12 |
