Bernhard Schulze

Bernhard " Berni" Schulze ( born May 20, 1938 in Recklinghausen ) is a former German canoeist.

The starting for Eintracht Duisburg Schulze won the 1959 German Championship titles in one kayak over 500 meters. The European Championship 1959 was held at his home track in Duisburg, where he won with Paul Lange, Helmuth Schneider and Meinrad Miltenberger the title in the 4 x 500 - meter relay. A year later, Schulze could not qualify for the Olympic Games, from the European champion season of 1959 was one of only Paul Lange for Olympic Season. In the coming years, Schulze won although many German league title until 1966 there were a total of fourteen, but at first could not win another international medal, 1963, he missed fourth in the relay, both in the world as well as at the European Championships only just a medal.

1964, qualified four canoeists from the Federal Republic of Germany for the four - kayaking in the all-German team. Holger Zander, Günter Pearl Mountain, Friedhelm Wentzke and Bernhard Schulze won at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, the silver medal behind the quad from the Soviet Union. 1965 Schulze also won bronze in the four at the European Championships. At the 1968 Olympic Games Holger Zander and Bernhard Schulze reached the final in the double kayak, occupied there but only the ninth and last place.

Bernhard Schulze was a professional plasterer, and later a clerk. He is married and has one child.