Harald Gimpel
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Harald Gimpel is an East German slalom canoer
who competed in the early to mid 1970s. He won the bronze medal in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics
in Munich
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Gimpel also won a bronze in the K-1 event at the 1975 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
in Skopje
.
Slalom canoeing
Whitewater Slalom is a competitive sport where the aim is to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of the two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics, and is referred to by the International Olympic...
who competed in the early to mid 1970s. He won the bronze medal in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
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Gimpel also won a bronze in the K-1 event at the 1975 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
1975 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 1975 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Skopje, Yugoslavia under the auspices of International Canoe Federation.-Canoe:-Kayak:-Canoe:-Kayak:-Medals table:-References:****...
in Skopje
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
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