Herbert Niemann

Herbert Niemann
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born(1935-12-12)12 December 1935
Bernburg, Germany
Died19 February 1991(1991-02-19) (aged 55)
Hellersdorf, Berlin, Germany
SpouseMargarete Selling
Sport
SportJudo

Herbert Niemann (12 December 1935 – 19 February 1991) was an East German judoka. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1] He married Margarete Selling who had won gold with the women's eight at the 1966 European Rowing Championships. Niemann committed suicide in Hellersdorf (Berlin) in 1991.[2]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Herbert Niemann Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  2. ^ Kluge, Volker (2004). Das große Lexikon der DDR-Sportler: Die 1000 erfolgreichsten und populärsten Sportlerinnen und Sportler aus der DDR, ihre Erfolge, Medaillen und Biographien [The big lexicon of the GDR athletes: The 1000 most successful and popular athletes from the GDR, their successes, medals and biographies.] (in German) (2 ed.). Berlin: Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag. pp. 407f. ISBN 3-89602-538-4.