Andreas Kunz

Andreas Kunz (24 July 1946 – 1 January 2022) was a German Nordic combined athlete. His best-known finish was a bronze at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble in the Individual event. He competed for the SV Dynamo/SC Dynamo Klingenthal.[1] Kunz died on 1 January 2022, at the age of 75.[2]

Andreas Kunz
Kunz (second from left, with no. 196) in 1968
Personal information
Born(1946-07-24)24 July 1946
Leipzig, Soviet occupation zone of Germany
Died1 January 2022(2022-01-01) (aged 75)
Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Medal record
Men's Nordic combined
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1968 Grenoble Individual


References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andreas Kunz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. "Mit Bronze Geschichte geschrieben" (in German). Freie Presse. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.


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