Ernst-Joachim Küppers
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| Born | 24 August 1942 Halle, Gau Halle-Merseburg, Germany | |||||||||||
| Died | 5 February 2025 (aged 82) Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
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Ernst-Joachim Küppers (24 August 1942 – 5 February 2025) was a German swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1] He won the silver medal in men's 4×100 metre medley relay. His father Ernst Küppers and mother Reni Erkens were both also Olympic swimmers for Germany. Ernst-Joachim Küppers died on 5 February 2025, at the age of 82.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ernst-Joachim Küppers Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Traueranzeigen von Ernst-Joachim Küppers". Trauer in NRW. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
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