Helmut Bellingrodt

Helmut Bellingrodt (born 10 July, 1949 in Barranquilla) is a Colombian Olympic sports shooter who won two Olympic silver medals.[1] He participated in the 1972 Munich, 1976 Montreal, and 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games. He was the first Colombian athlete to win two Olympic medals, as well as the Colombian athlete with the most until Jackeline Rentería Castillo tied with a second bronze in wrestling - 55kg at the London 2012 Summer Olympics.

Helmut Bellingrodt
Personal information
Full nameHelmut Bellingrodt Wolff
Born (1949-06-10) 10 June 1949
Barranquilla, Colombia
Sport
Country Colombia
SportShooting
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's shooting
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 2 0
World Championships 1 1 3
World Cup 0 1 0
Pan American Games 1 1 1
Total 2 5 4
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1972 Munich50 m running target
Silver medal – second place1984 Los Angeles50 m running target
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1974 Bern50 m running target
Silver medal – second place1975 Munich50 m running target
Bronze medal – third place1973 Melbourne50 m running target
Bronze medal – third place1973 Melbourne50 m running target mixed
Bronze medal – third place1978 Seoul50 m running target team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place1986 Mexico City50 m running target
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1983 Caracas50 m running target
Silver medal – second place1983 Caracas50 m running target team
Bronze medal – third place1991 Havana50 m running target team

His brothers Hanspeter and Horst Bellingrodt were Olympians as well.[1]

References
  1. "Helmut Bellingrodt". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.


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