Wilhelm Kuhweide
Kuhweide in 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 6 January 1943 (age 82) Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | Finn, Star, Soling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wilhelm "Willi" Kuhweide (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪli ˈkuːˌvaɪ̯də] ⓘ; born 6 January 1943) is a former West German sailor. He competed in one-person dinghy at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and 1963, 1966 and 1967 world championships and won on all occasions except in 1968. He then changed to two-person and three person keelboat events and won a bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics, placing sixth-eighth in 1976 and 1984; he missed the 1980 Moscow Games due to their boycott by West Germany.