Helmut Bellingrodt

Helmut Bellingrodt
Personal information
Full nameHelmut Bellingrodt Wolff
Born (1949-06-10) 10 June 1949 (age 75)
Barranquilla, Colombia
Sport
Country Colombia
SportShooting
Events
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's shooting
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 2 0
World Championships 1 1 3
World Cup 0 1 0
Pan American Games 1 1 1
Total 2 5 4
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich 50 m running target
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles 50 m running target
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Bern 50 m running target
Silver medal – second place 1975 Munich 50 m running target
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Melbourne 50 m running target
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Melbourne 50 m running target mixed
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Seoul 50 m running target team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1986 Mexico City 50 m running target
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas 50 m running target
Silver medal – second place 1983 Caracas 50 m running target team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Havana 50 m running target team

Helmut Bellingrodt (born 10 July, 1949 in Barranquilla) is a Colombian Olympic sports shooter who won two Olympic silver medals.[1] He participated in the 1972 Munich, 1976 Montreal, and 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games. He was the first Colombian athlete to win two Olympic medals, as well as the Colombian athlete with the most until Jackeline Rentería Castillo tied with a second bronze in wrestling - 55kg at the London 2012 Summer Olympics.

His brothers Hanspeter and Horst Bellingrodt were Olympians as well.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Helmut Bellingrodt". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.