Bodo Tümmler
German middle-distance runner
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Bodo Tümmler (born 8 December 1943) is a German former middle-distance runner. He competed for West Germany at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics in the 1500 meter event, and won a bronze medal in 1968.[1]
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| Born | 8 December 1943 Toruń, German-occupied Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 1500 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Charlottenburg, Berlin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 3:36.5 (1968) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Tümmler was born in Toruń (Thorn), part of Poland under German occupation in years 1939–1945, now Toruń, Poland. He entered the 1968 Olympics as the reigning European Champion. The 1500 m final was run at a fast pace and at the start of the last lap the eventual Olympic Champion Kipchoge Keino had already established a substantial lead. Tümmler and his countryman Harald Norpoth were in second and third place but were outsprinted by the world-record holder Jim Ryun on the last lap.[2]
