Bernd Klingner

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Bernd Klingner
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Born (1940-01-28) 28 January 1940 (age 82)
Oberlichtenau, Germany
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Bernd Klingner (born 28 January 1940) is a German sport shooter who won a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the small bore rifle, three positions event. [1] He also competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. [2]

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References

  1. "1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Shooting" Archived 29 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 30 October 2008)
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bernd Klingner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2015.