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Place of Birth: Königsberg
About Bernd Kannenberg
- Bernhard "Bernd" Kannenberg (born 20 August 1942) is a retired West German race walker who won the 50 km event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
- He also competed in the 20 km at the 1972 and 1976 Games, but failed to finish.
- In 1972 Kannenberg became the first German athlete to walk 50 km within 4 hours; the same year he was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt.
- During his career he set five world records, and won six outdoor and four indoor West German titles.Kannenberg was a professional soldier and trained at the sports school of the German Bundeswehr at Warendorf.
- After retiring from competitions he coached the German race walking team.
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