Joachim Kunz

Joachim Kunz

Kunz at the 1980 GDR Championships
Personal information
Born	9 February 1959 (1959-02-09) (age 65) Stollberg, East Germany
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1988 Seoul –67.5 kg 1980 Moscow –67.5 kg

Joachim Kunz (born 9 February 1959) is a German weightlifter who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was born in Stollberg.

At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow he won a silver medal in the 67.5 kg (149 lb) class. He won gold at the 1981 and 1983 World Championships.^[1] At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul he won a gold medal in the 67.5 kg (149 lb) class.

As of 2008, Kunz is head of German instant soup manufacturer Suppina.^[1][2]

Kunz in 1984

References

1. "Joachim Kunz: Kraftpaket am Suppentopf" (in German). Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008. ^{[dead link‍]}
2. "Suppina Impressum". Suppina. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2008.

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joachim Kunz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009.