Rudolph Berking-Williams (born August 30, 1978) is a

Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and known until 1997 as Western Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu), two smaller, inhabited ...

sprint canoer Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...

. He represented Samoa at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

in Beijing in the K-1 500 m and K-1 1000 m events. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

he competed in the C-1 1000 m and C-1 200 m events. At the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

, he competed in the Men's K-1 200 m, Men's C-1 1000 m, and Men's K-2 1000 m

Career

He is of German and Samoan descent and currently lives in

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. He also competed at the 2007 World Championships..

References

External links

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Biography
on the official website of the Beijing Olympics

''Samoa Observer''
"TV Interview with Rudolph Berking-Williams and Family"
''TVNZ On Demand- Tagata Pasifika''

Radio Australia'

Samoa Live News'

{{DEFAULTSORT:Berking-Williams, Rudolph 1978 births Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Samoa Samoan male canoeists Samoan people of German descent