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Karl-Heinz Thun (29 April 1937 – 15 June 1993) was a German sailor. He won a silver medal in the Dragon class together with Paul Borowski and Konrad Weichert at the 1972 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Karl-Heinz
Personal information
Full name	Karl-Heinz Thun
National team	East Germany
Citizenship	Germany
Born	(1937-04-29)29 April 1937
Died	15 June 1993(1993-06-15) (aged 56)
Sport
Sport	Sailing (three-person keel boat, open)
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	1968 Mexico City 1972 Munich
Updated on 2024-11-11

Medals

Karl-Heinz won two medals in the Olympic Games,^[2] firstly, the Bronze Medal in 1968,^[3] and then the Silver in the next Olympics,^[4] in Munich.

Karl-Heinz Thun
Medal record
Sailing
Representing East Germany
Olympic Games
	1968 Mexico City	Dragon
	1972 Munich	Dragon

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karl-Heinz Thun". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
^ "Karl-Heinz Thun". Olympics Official Website. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
^ "Mexico 1968 – Mixed – Sailing – Class "Dragon" – Medallists – Olympics". Olympic Games Swimmers. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
^ "Munich 1972 – Sailing – Mixed – Class "Dragon" – Medallists – Olympics". Olympic Games Swimmers. Retrieved 11 November 2024.

External links

Karl-Heinz Thun at World Sailing (archive)
Karl-Heinz Thun at Olympics.com
Karl-Heinz Thun at Olympedia

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