Bernd Hessel (born 3 July 1961, in

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) is a

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who competed in the early to mid-1980s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the

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. Hessel also finished eighth in the K-4 1000 m event at the

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1961 births Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics German male canoeists Living people Sportspeople from Munich Olympic canoeists for West Germany ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Germany-canoe-bio-stub