Heinz Büker
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Heinz Büker was a West German
sprint canoer
who competed in the mid 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics
in Tokyo
for the Unified Team of Germany.
Büker also won two medals for West Germany
in the K-2 500 m at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver in 1966 and a bronze in 1963.
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
sprint canoer
Canoe racing
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who competed in the mid 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
for the Unified Team of Germany.
Büker also won two medals for West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
in the K-2 500 m at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver in 1966 and a bronze in 1963.