Dieter Below

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Dieter Below
Medal record
Sailing
Representing Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1976 Montreal Soling class

Dieter Below (born 23 June 1942) is a German sailor. He won a bronze medal in the Soling Class with Michael Zachries and Olaf Engelhardt at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dieter Below". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2018.