Bernd Dießner (born 26 March 1946 in

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, Saxony-Anhalt) is a retired East German long-distance runner who specialized in the

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. He won the silver medal at the

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(in 3000 metres), the bronze medal at the 1966 European Championships, finished fourth at the 1969 European Championships, and fourteenth at the 1971 European Championships. He also competed at the 1968 Olympic Games. Dießner represented the sports clubs

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and

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and became East German champion in 1968 and 1971. His most prominent personal best times were 7:49.4 in the 3000 metres, achieved in June 1970 in Potsdam, and 13:31.2 in the 5000 metres, achieved in June 1972 in

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.World men's all-time best 5000m (last updated 2001)
/ref> He also had 3:39.8 in the 1500 metres, achieved in May 1969 in Potsdam, and 28:24.6 in the 10,000 metres, achieved in April 1972 in Potsdam. After retiring he has worked as a coach in the sports club LAC Erdgas Chemnitz, for André Pollmächer among others. He has also coached

Ulrike Bruns Ulrike Bruns ( Klapezynski, born 17 November 1953) is a retired East German athlete who competed mainly in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres. Private life Klapezynski was born in 1953 in Cottbus. She married her trainer, Jürgen Bruns (1 ...

(for a very brief period of time), Jens-Peter Herold, Jürgen Straub and Olaf Beyer.

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1946 births Living people People from Aken (Elbe) East German male long-distance runners German athletics coaches Sportspeople from Saxony-Anhalt Olympic athletes of East Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists {{East Germany-athletics-bio-stub