Karl-Heinz Kutschke (born 18 March 1940) is a retired East German

modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anc ...

and swimmer. He started his career as a swimmer, winning three national titles in the 1500 m and 4×200 m freestyle events and being selected as a reserve for the 1960 Summer Olympics. He then changed to pentathlon and won three national titles in 1965, 1967 and 1968. He competed in pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics and finished fourth individually and sixth with the East German team.

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1940 births Living people German male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for East Germany Modern pentathletes at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Berlin {{Germany-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub