Hans-Jürgen Riemenschneider (born May 4, 1949 in
Bad Nauheim
Bad Nauheim () is a town in the Wetteraukreis district of Hesse state of Germany.
As of 2020, Bad Nauheim has a population of 32,493. The town is approximately north of Frankfurt am Main, on the east edge of the Taunus mountain range. It is a w ...
) is a
West German
West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republic after its capital c ...
sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished eighth in the
K-2 1000 m event at the
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...
in
Munich
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...
.
References
Sports-reference.com profile
1949 births
Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
German male canoeists
Living people
Olympic canoeists for West Germany
Sportspeople from Bad Nauheim
20th-century German sportsmen
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