Bernd Hessel

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameBernd•Hessel
Used nameBernd•Hessel
Born3 July 1961 in München (Munich), Bayern (GER)
Measurements190 cm / 83 kg
AffiliationsRG Berlin, Berlin (GER)
NOC West Germany

Biography

Bernd Hessel was a West German flatwater canoeist who was active during the 1980s. He finished eighth in the K-4 1,000 at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. In 1982 the team, with brothers Matthias and Oliver Seack and the non-Olympian Frank Renner, won a bronze medal at the Flatwater Worlds. Hessel won national titles in the K-1 1,000 in 1984, in the K-2 1,000 in 1980 and 1981, and with the K-4 1,000 in 1981, 1984 and 1986.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1984 Summer Olympics Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) FRG Bernd Hessel
Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) West Germany 8

Special Notes