Hans Reimann
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Hans-Georg Reimann (born August 24, 1941 in Starrischken, Municipality Heydekrug
) is an East German athlete, who starts for the SC Dynamo Berlin
and the GDR and won two Olympic medals in 20 km racewalking at the Olympic summer games 1972 in Munich
he won the third place (1:27:17 hours), and at the 1976 Summer Olympics
in Montréal
he became the second place (1:25:14 hours).
He had already won the silver medal (1:36:14.2 hours) at the 1962 European Championships, 1962 however thereafter nearly ten years without medal remained with international high points. In the year of his first olympic success, he - synchronously with Peter Frenkel
- went a world record (1:25:19.4 hours). Four years later and he was flag bearer of the GDR team at the opening of the Olympic Games, 1976.
Reimann became first an engineer for measuring and automatic control. After end of its sportsman career he worked as trainer for racewalkers. After the end of the GDR he became a pharmacy representative and pulled after Neufahrn
(Bavaria
). Reimann started for SC Dynamo Berlin
and trained with Max Weber. In its match time he was 1.80 meters large and weighed 65 kg.
Šilute district municipality
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) is an East German athlete, who starts for the SC Dynamo Berlin
SC Dynamo Berlin
The Sports Club Dynamo Berlin was an East German sports club that existed from 1954 to 1991. It was a training center for the Sports Club Dynamo .-Sporting spectrum:...
and the GDR and won two Olympic medals in 20 km racewalking at the Olympic summer games 1972 in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
he won the third place (1:27:17 hours), and at the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
in Montréal
Montreal
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he became the second place (1:25:14 hours).
He had already won the silver medal (1:36:14.2 hours) at the 1962 European Championships, 1962 however thereafter nearly ten years without medal remained with international high points. In the year of his first olympic success, he - synchronously with Peter Frenkel
Peter Frenkel
Peter Frenkel is an East German athlete who was one of the best 20 km race walkers in the world in the late 1960s and early 1970s....
- went a world record (1:25:19.4 hours). Four years later and he was flag bearer of the GDR team at the opening of the Olympic Games, 1976.
Reimann became first an engineer for measuring and automatic control. After end of its sportsman career he worked as trainer for racewalkers. After the end of the GDR he became a pharmacy representative and pulled after Neufahrn
Neufahrn
Neufahrn may refer to two municipalities in Bavaria, Germany:*Neufahrn bei Freising, in Upper Bavaria*Neufahrn , in Lower Bavaria...
(Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
). Reimann started for SC Dynamo Berlin
SC Dynamo Berlin
The Sports Club Dynamo Berlin was an East German sports club that existed from 1954 to 1991. It was a training center for the Sports Club Dynamo .-Sporting spectrum:...
and trained with Max Weber. In its match time he was 1.80 meters large and weighed 65 kg.