Wilhelm "Willi" Kuhweide (; born 6 January 1943) is a former
West German
West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...
sailor. He competed in one-person
dinghy
A dinghy is a type of small boat, often carried or towed by a larger vessel for use as a tender. Utility dinghies are usually rowboats or have an outboard motor. Some are rigged for sailing but they differ from sailing dinghies, which ...
at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and 1963, 1966 and 1967 world championships and won on all occasions except in 1968. He then changed to two-person and three person
keelboat
A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht. The boats in the first category have shallow structural keels, and are nearly flat-bottomed and often used leeboards if forced in open w ...
events and won a bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics, placing sixth-eighth in 1976 and 1984; he missed the 1980 Moscow Games due to their boycott by West Germany.
Willi Kuhweide
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1943 births
Living people
German male sailors (sport)
Olympic sailors of the United Team of Germany
Olympic sailors of West Germany
Olympic gold medalists for the United Team of Germany
Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany
Olympic medalists in sailing
Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Sailors at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Finn
Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Finn
Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Star
Sailors at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Soling
Sailors at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Soling
Sportspeople from Berlin
Star class world champions
Finn class world champions
World champions in sailing for Germany
Lufthansa people
European Champions Soling
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