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Hartmut Briesenick

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]

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

  1. ^ "Kugelstoß-Europameister Briesenick tot!" (in German). Bild. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Kugelstoß-Europameister Briesenick tot!". Bild. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2018.