Uwe Potteck

German sports shooter

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Uwe Potteck
Personal information
Born (1955-05-01) 1 May 1955 (age 69)
Wittenberge, East Germany
Sport
SportShooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal 50 metre pistol

Uwe Potteck (born 1 May 1955) is a German sports shooter and Olympic champion. He won gold medal in the 50 metre pistol at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal. At the Olympics in 1980 he placed 16th, and in 1988 he placed ninth.[1] His brother, Jens Potteck, is also an Olympic shooter.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Uwe Potteck". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jens Potteck". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2019.

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Olympic champions in men's 50 metre pistol

1 In 1896, the competition distance of the event was 30 metres.

2 In 1908, the competition distance of the event was 50 yards.


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