Gerhard Sperling Explained

Gerhard Sperling (born 25 November 1937 in Berlin) is an East German former race walker.

Sperling represented the sports club TSC Berlin and became East German champion over 20 km in 1966, 1968, 1969 and 1971.^[1]

He competed at the Deaflympics in 1961, 1969 and 1977 and has won five medals including three gold medals^[2]

International competitions

1964	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	9th	20 km
1965	World Race Walking Cup	Pescara, Italy	3rd	20 km
1966	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	4th	20 km
1968	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico	5th	20 km
1969	European Championships	Athens, Greece	4th	20 km
1971	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	20 km
1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	4th	20 km

See also

• Deaf people in the Olympics

External links

• • • Gerhard Sperling at Deaflympics

Notes and References

1. http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/l/leichtathletik/hst/202.html East German championships, men's 20 km walk
2. Web site: Athletes Deaflympics . www.deaflympics.com . en . 2017-08-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170707195703/http://deaflympics.com/athletes.asp?2608. 2017-07-07 . dead.