Helmut Bellingrodt

{{short description|Colombian sport shooter}}

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| fullname = Helmut Bellingrodt Wolff

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|06|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Barranquilla, Colombia

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{{MedalCountry|{{COL}}}} {{MedalSport|Men's shooting}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver|1972 Munich|50 m running target}}

{{MedalSilver|1984 Los Angeles|50 m running target}}

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{{MedalGold|1974 Bern|50 m running target}}

{{MedalSilver|1975 Munich|50 m running target}}

{{MedalBronze|1973 Melbourne|50 m running target}}

{{MedalBronze|1973 Melbourne|50 m running target mixed}}

{{MedalBronze|1978 Seoul|50 m running target team}}

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{{MedalSilver|1986 Mexico City|50 m running target}}

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{{MedalGold|1983 Caracas|50 m running target}}

{{MedalSilver|1983 Caracas|50 m running target team}}

{{MedalBronze|1991 Havana|50 m running target team}}

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Helmut Bellingrodt (born 10 July 1949 in Barranquilla) is a Colombian Olympic sports shooter who won two Olympic silver medals.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/helmut-bellingrodt-1.html |title=Helmut Bellingrodt |accessdate=20 February 2016 |work=Sports Reference |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222335/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/helmut-bellingrodt-1.html |archivedate=4 March 2016 }} He participated in the 1972 Munich, 1976 Montreal, and 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games. He was the first Colombian athlete to win two Olympic medals, as well as the Colombian athlete with the most until Jackeline Rentería Castillo tied with a second bronze in wrestling – 55 kg at the London 2012 Summer Olympics.

His brothers Hanspeter and Horst Bellingrodt were Olympians as well.

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