Gerardo Bönnhoff (24 June 1926 – 26 December 2013) was a German-born Argentine athlete who competed mainly in sprinting.[1]
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Argentina
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| Pan American Games | ||
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1951 Buenos Aires | 4x100 m relay |
| South American Championships | ||
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1947 Rio de Janeiro | 100 m |
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1947 Rio de Janeiro | 200 m |
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1947 Rio de Janeiro | 4×100 metres relay |
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1949 Lima | 4×100 metres relay |
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1952 Buenos Aires | 200 m |
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1952 Buenos Aires | 100 m |
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1952 Buenos Aires | 4×100 metres relay |
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1952 Buenos Aires | 4×400 metres relay} |
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1956 Santiago | 100 m |
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1956 Santiago | 200 m |
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1956 Santiago | 4×100 metres relay |
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1956 Santiago | 4×400 metres relay |
Born in Berlin, his family moved to Argentina when Bönnhoff was 10 years old.[2] He excelled at the 100m and 200m, and in 1945 he became the 100m Junior South American record holder running in a time of 10.3 sec.[2]
He competed in the 100 m, 200 m and the 4 × 100 m, at the 1948 Summer Olympics but did not get past the 2nd round in any.[1] In 1951 he won the bronze medal at the Pan American Games held in Buenos Aires in the 4 × 100 m relay. He reached the final of the 200 m in the 1952 Summer Olympics and finished sixth.[1]
Bönnhoff was a co-founder of the Confederación Argentina de Atletismo, (CADA).[2]
He died on 26 December 2013 in Ciudad Jardín Lomas del Palomar, Buenos Aires.[1]
Competition record
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Argentina
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| 1948 | Olympics | London, England | 5th, QF 4 | 100 m | |
| 1948 | Olympics | London, England | 4th, Qtr 2 | 200 m | |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Gerardo Bonnhoff". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
- ^ a b c "Gerardo Bönnhoff, Goodbye". Damian Caceres. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
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