Herbert Niemann Explained

Herbert Niemann
Nationality:	German
Sport:	Judo
Birth Date:	12 December 1935
Birth Place:	Bernburg, Germany
Death Place:	Hellersdorf, Berlin, Germany
Spouse:	Margarete Selling

Herbert Niemann (12 December 1935  - 19 February 1991) was an East German judoka. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.^[1] He married Margarete Selling who had won gold with the women's eight at the 1966 European Rowing Championships. Niemann committed suicide in Hellersdorf (Berlin) in 1991.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Herbert Niemann Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417220735/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/herbert-niemann-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 8 May 2018.
2. Book: Kluge, Volker . Volker Kluge

   . Volker Kluge . 2 . Das große Lexikon der DDR-Sportler: Die 1000 erfolgreichsten und populärsten Sportlerinnen und Sportler aus der DDR, ihre Erfolge, Medaillen und Biographien. . The big lexicon of the GDR athletes: The 1000 most successful and popular athletes from the GDR, their successes, medals and biographies. . . Berlin . 2004 . 3-89602-538-4 . 407f . de.