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Nationality | Belgian |
Born | Antwerp, Belgium | 16 April 1946
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Sport | Rowing |
Wilfried Van Herck (born 16 April 1946) is a Belgian rower. He competed in the men's coxed pair event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]
Belgium competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 88 competitors, 82 men and 6 women, took part in 51 events in 14 sports.
Wilfried Huber is an Italian luger and coach who competed from 1985 to 2010. Together with Kurt Brugger, he won the men's doubles event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. He competed in both doubles and singles, but enjoyed his greatest success in doubles in partnership with Brugger. He made his debut in the Luge World Cup in 1986-87 season. He also took two medals at the World Junior Championships in Olang in 1988, a silver and a bronze. He competed in six Winter Olympics, in 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006: he was aiming to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics, however he was not selected by the Italian team's head coach Walter Plaikner, and retired at the end of the season.
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Belgium competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 150 competitors, 145 men and 5 women, participated in 72 events in 15 sports.
Wilfried "Willi the Kid" Pallhuber is a former Italian biathlete. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin he competed in his fifth olympics.
The men's freestyle +100 kg at the 1972 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program at the Fairgrounds, Judo and Wrestling Hall.
Wilfried Hartung is a retired German swimmer. Born in East Berlin, East Germany, he competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay in 1972. He is the divorced husband of two-time silver Olympic swimmer Gabriele Wetzko.
Siegfried Brietzke is a German rower. He competed for East Germany, first in coxless pairs, together with Wolfgang Mager, and then in coxless fours. In these events he won Olympic gold medals in 1972, 1976 and 1980, as well as four world championships in 1974–1979.
Andrea Kurth is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Wilfried Dietrich was a German heavyweight wrestler. Between 1956 and 1972 he took part in five Olympics and six world championships, often entering both the freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling contests – a feat unmatched by any other wrestler. He won five Olympic and five world championship medals, becoming an Olympic (1960), World (1961) and European champion (1967). Between 1955 and 1962 he won all his freestyle bouts.
Wilfried Wesemael is a former Belgian professional racing cyclist. He won the 1979 Tour de Suisse. He also competed in the individual and team pursuit events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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