Berni Schulze

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameBernhard "Berni"•Schulze
Used nameBerni•Schulze
Born20 May 1938 in Recklinghausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
Measurements182 cm / 87 kg
AffiliationsEintracht Duisburg, Duisburg (GER) / Bertasee Duisburg, Duisburg (GER)
NOC Germany West Germany
Nationality West Germany
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Sprint canoeist Berni Schulze won a silver medal with the mixed German K4 at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He came back in 1968 to Mexico City in the K2 with Holger Zander, but finished only last in the final of the K2-1000, then representing West Germany.

Schulze first came to prominence winning the West German national K1-500 title in 1959, adding 13 more titles through 1966. In 1959 he also won the European Championship in the kayak relay, and in 1963 he finished fourth both at the Europeans and the Worlds with the relay. By profession, Schulze trained as a plasterer and worked as a commercial clerk.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1964 Summer Olympics Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) GER FRG Berni Schulze
Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) Unified Team of Germany 2 Silver
1968 Summer Olympics Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) FRG Berni Schulze
Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) Holger Zander 9

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