Bodo Tümmler

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|birth_place=Toruń, Poland

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|pb= 3:36.5 (1968)

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Bodo Tümmler (born 8 December 1943) is a German former middle-distance runner. He competed for West Germany at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics in the 1500 meter event, and won a bronze medal in 1968.

Biography

Tümmler was born in Toruń (Thorn), part of Poland under German occupation in years 1939-1945, now Toruń, Poland. He entered the 1968 Olympics as the reigning European Champion. The 1500 m final was run at a fast pace and at the start of the last lap the eventual Olympic Champion Kipchoge Keino had already established a substantial lead. Tümmler and his countryman Harald Norpoth were in second and third place but were outsprinted by the world-record holder Jim Ryun on the last lap.

References

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[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tu/bodo-tummler-1.html Bodo Tümmler] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704064404/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tu/bodo-tummler-1.html |date=2015-07-04 }}. sports-reference.com

[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171520/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/ATH/mens-1500-metres.html Athletics at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres]. sports-reference.com

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