Joachim Kunz
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| Born | February 9, 1959 (age 65) Stollberg, Germany | |||||||||||||||||
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Joachim Kunz (born February 9, 1959) is a German weightlifter who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was born in Stollberg.
At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow he won a silver medal in the 67.5 kg (149 lb) class. He won gold at the 1981 and 1983 World Championships.[1] At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul he won a gold medal in the 67.5 kg (149 lb) class.
As of 2008, Kunz is head of German instant soup manufacturer Suppina.[1][2]
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References
- ^ a b "Joachim Kunz: Kraftpaket am Suppentopf" (in German). Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk. 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2008-12-16. [dead link]
- ^ "Suppina Impressum". Suppina. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joachim Kunz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
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Categories:
- 1959 births
- Living people
- People from Stollberg
- German weightlifters
- Olympic weightlifters of East Germany
- Olympic gold medalists for East Germany
- Olympic silver medalists for East Germany
- Weightlifters at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Former world record holders in weightlifting
- Olympic medalists in weightlifting
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Male weightlifters
- Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit