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Hartmut Briesenick
- March 17, 1949
- March 8, 2013
- 63 years
About Hartmut Briesenick
Hartmut Briesenick, 63, German Olympic bronze medallist shot put athlete (1972).
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|Hartmut Briesenick (17 March 1949 – 8 March 2013) was an East German athlete who mainly competed in the men's shot put event.
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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