Bertram Türpe (22 July 1952 – 11 January 2014) was an

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swimmer. He competed at the

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in the 200 m and 400 m individual

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, but failed to reach the finals. He won these two events at the national championships in 1971.

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1952 births 2014 deaths East German male swimmers Male medley swimmers People from Zingst Olympic swimmers of East Germany Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub