Gerhard Weidner Explained

Gerhard Weidner (15 March 1933  - 25 September 2021)^[1] was a West German race walker. He was born in Magdeburg. He represented his country three times at the Summer Olympics, competing in the 50 kilometres walk in 1968 and 1972, then the 20 kilometres walk at the 1976 Summer Olympics. His best finish on the international stage was a silver medal at the 1975 IAAF World Race Walking Cup.

International competitions

1968	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico	14th	50 km
1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	6th	50 km
1974	European Championships	Rome, Italy	7th	50 km
1975	World Race Walking Cup	Le Grand-Quevilly, France	2nd	50 km
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	18th	20 km
	World Championships	Malmö, Sweden	9th^[2]	50 km

References

• Gerhard Weidner . https://web.archive.org/web/20130922222902/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/gerhard-weidner-1.html . 2013-09-22 . dead.

Notes and References

1. https://www.nlv-la.de/home/details/news/gerhard-weidner-verstorben Gerhard Weidner's obituary
2. http://iaaf-ebooks.s3.amazonaws.com/Moscow-2013-Statistics/sources/projet/IAAF-Moscow.pdf IAAF Statistics Book Moscow 2013