Hartmut Briesenick (17 March 1949 in Luckenwalde, Brandenburg – 8 March 2013) was an East German athlete who mainly competed in the men's shot put event.[1][2]
 Hartmut Briesenick (1968) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Hartmut Briesenick |
| Nationality |  East Germany |
| Born | 17 March 1949 Luckenwalde, Brandenburg, Soviet occupation zone of Germany |
| Died | 8 March 2013 (aged 63) Germany |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 116 kg (256 lb) |
| Spouse | Ilona Slupianek |
| Sport | |
| Country | East Germany |
| Sport | athletics |
| Event | Shot put |
| Club | SC Dynamo Berlin |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 21.67 m (1973) |
Medal record | |
Briesenick competed for East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany where he won the bronze medal in the men's shot put event.[2] His first marriage was with volleyball player Marion Riebel. He was then married to Ilona Slupianek, a fellow German shot-putter, from 1984 until they divorced before his death. He had a daughter with Slupianek.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Kugelstoß-Europameister Briesenick tot!" (in German). Bild. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hartmut Briesenick". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ "Kugelstoß-Europameister Briesenick tot!". Bild. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2018.