Wilhelm Kuhweide
Wilhelm "Willi" Kuhweide (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪli ˈkuːˌvaɪ̯də] (
listen); born 6 January 1943) is a retired West German sailor. He competed in one-person dinghy at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and 1963, 1966 and 1967 world championships and won on all occasions except in 1968. He then changed to two-person and three person keelboat events and won a bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics, placing sixth-eighth in 1976 and 1984; he missed the 1980 Moscow Games due to their boycott by West Germany.[1]
![]() Wilhelm Kuhweide in 1972. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Wilhelm Kuhweide | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 January 1943 (age 79) Berlin, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sailing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class(es) | Finn, Star, Soling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- Willi Kuhweide. sports-reference.com
External links
- Wilhelm Kuhweide at World Sailing
- Wilhelm Kuhweide at World Sailing
- Wilhelm Kuhweide at Olympics.com
- Wilhelm Kuhweide at Olympedia
- Wilhelm Kuhweide at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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