Kurt Sakowski
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Kurt Sakowski is a retired East German race walker
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He finished eighth at the 1964 Olympic Games
and finished fourth at the 1969 European Championships
, both over the 50 km distance.
Sakowski represented the sports clubs SC Einheit Berlin and TSC Berlin and became East German champion over 20 km in 1957 and over 50 km in 1953.
Race walking
Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance athletic event. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times...
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He finished eighth at the 1964 Olympic Games
Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 kilometre walk
The men's 50 kilometres walk was the longer of the two men's race walking events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo, as well as the longest event on the program. It was held on 18 October 1964...
and finished fourth at the 1969 European Championships
1969 European Championships in Athletics
The 9th European Athletics Championships were held from 16 September to 21 September 1969 in the Karaiskaki Stadium of Athens, the capital of Greece. New at these championships were the women's 1,500 metres and the women's 4x400 metres relay event....
, both over the 50 km distance.
Sakowski represented the sports clubs SC Einheit Berlin and TSC Berlin and became East German champion over 20 km in 1957 and over 50 km in 1953.