Personal information | |
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Born |
8 December 1943 (age 73) Toruń, Poland |
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 1500 m |
Club | SC Charlottenburg, Berlin |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 3:36.5 (1968) |
Medal record
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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 m event, and won a bronze medal in 1968.
Tümmler was born in Thorn, West-Prussia, 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.