Bodo Tümmler

Bodo Tümmler

Personal information
Born	8 December 1943
Medal record Men’s Athletics Competitor for  West Germany Olympic Games Bronze 1968 Mexico City 1500 metres European Championships Bronze 1966 Budapest 800 metres Gold 1966 Budapest 1500 metres

Bodo Tümmler (born 8 December 1943) is a German former middle distance runner. He won a bronze medal over 1500 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, racing for West Germany.

Biography

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.

External links

• Video of 1968 Olympic 1500 final on YouTube