Konrad Wirnhier

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Konrad Wirnhier
Personal information
Born(1937-07-07)7 July 1937
Pfarrkirchen, Nazi Germany
Died2 June 2002(2002-06-02) (aged 64)
Tegernsee, Germany
Sport
Sport Sport shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1972 Munich Skeet
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1968 Mexico City Skeet

Konrad Wirnhier (7 July 1937 2 June 2002 [1] ) was a German sport shooter and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in skeet shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. [2]

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References

  1. "Konrad Wirnhier".
  2. "1972 Summer Olympics München, Germany Shooting" Archived 19 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 27 September 2008)