Rudolph Berking-Williams (born August 30, 1978) is a

Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono an ...

n sprint canoer. He represented Samoa at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

in Beijing in the K-1 500 m and K-1 1000 m events. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

he competed in the C-1 1000 m and C-1 200 m events. At the

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, he competed in the Men's K-1 200 m, Men's C-1 1000 m, and Men's K-2 1000 m

Career

He is of German and Samoan descent and currently lives in

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. He also competed at the 2007 World Championships..

References

External links

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Biography
on the official website of the Beijing Olympics

''Samoa Observer''
"TV Interview with Rudolph Berking-Williams and Family"
''TVNZ On Demand- Tagata Pasifika'

Radio Australia'

Samoa Live News'

{{DEFAULTSORT:Berking-Williams, Rudolph 1978 births Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists of Samoa Samoan male canoeists