Bruno Junk
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s athletics | |||
| Bronze | 1952 Helsinki | 10 kilometer walk | |
| Bronze | 1956 Melbourne | 20 kilometer walk | |
Bruno Junk (Russian: Бруно Юнк) (27 September 1929 - September 22, 1995 in Tallinn) was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 10 kilometer walk. He trained in Moscow and later in Tallinn at Dynamo.
He competed for the USSR in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 10 kilometer walk where he won the bronze medal. He returned four years later in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the 20 kilometer walk , which had now replaced the shorter 10 kilometre walk, where he again won the bronze medal.
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