Burkhard Cordes
| Burkhard Cordes medal table |
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 Brazil
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| Olympic games | ||
| bronze | Mexico City 1968 | Flying Dutchman |
| World championships | ||
| bronze | Rochester 1973 | Flying Dutchman |
| Pan American Games | ||
| silver | Winnipeg 1967 | Flying Dutchman |
| gold | Mexico City 1975 | Flying Dutchman |
Burkhard Cordes (born May 15, 1939 in Darmstadt , Germany ) is a former Brazilian sailor .
successes
Burkhard Cordes took part in the Flying Dutchman twice in the Olympic Games . In 1968 he won the bronze medal with Reinaldo Conrad in Mexico City when they finished third behind the British and German boats. Four years later , in fourth place in Munich , they just missed another medal win. At world championships in 1973 Cordes succeeded in winning the bronze medal with Conrad in Rochester . He also won two medals with Conrad in the Flying Dutchman at the Pan American Games : in 1967 he won the silver medal in Winnipeg and the gold medal in Mexico City in 1975 .
His father Otto Cordes , a German emigrant, was a water polo player and became Olympic champion in 1928 .
Web links
- Burkhard Cordes in the database of World Sailing (English)
- Burkhard Cordes in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Cordes, Burkhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Darmstadt , Germany |