Karl-Heinz Merschenz

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Karl-Heinz Merschenz
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NationalityCanadian
Born (1936-11-01) 1 November 1936 (age 88)
Berlin, Germany
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SportAthletics
EventRacewalking

Karl-Heinz Merschenz (born 1 November 1936) is a Canadian racewalker. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1] He competed at the Pan American Games in 1967 and positioned fourth place in the 50km walk. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he positioned 18 in the 20km walk and positioned 9 in the 50km walk. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he did not complete the race. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karl-Heinz Merschenz Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  2. "Olympedia – Karl-Heinz Merschenz". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 December 2024.