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Heinz Büker

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Heinz Büker (born 6 July 1941) was a West German sprint canoeist who competed in the mid-1960s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo for the United Team of Germany.

Quick facts Medal record, Men's canoe sprint ...
Heinz Büker
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1964 TokyoK-2 1000 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1966 East BerlinK-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1963 JajceK-2 500 m
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Büker also won two medals for West Germany in the K-2 500 m at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver in 1966 and a bronze in 1963.

References

  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heinz Büker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08.


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