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.
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Shot put | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Dynamo Berlin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 21.67 m (1973) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. 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.
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