Fred Hempel

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Fred Hempel
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NationalityGerman
Born (1951-06-12) 12 June 1951 (age 73)
Anhalt-Bitterfeld, East Germany
Sport
Sport Wrestling

Fred Hempel (born 12 June 1951) is a German former wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fred Hempel Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2019.