Gerardo Bönnhoff
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
| Representing Argentina | ||
| Pan American Games | ||
| 1951 Buenos Aires | 4x100 m relay | |
| South American Championships | ||
| 1947 Rio de Janeiro | 100 m | |
| 1947 Rio de Janeiro | 200 m | |
| 1947 Rio de Janeiro | 4×100 metres relay | |
| 1949 Lima | 4×100 metres relay | |
| 1952 Buenos Aires | 200 m | |
| 1952 Buenos Aires | 100 m | |
| 1952 Buenos Aires | 4×100 metres relay | |
| 1952 Buenos Aires | 4×400 metres relay} | |
| 1956 Santiago | 100 m | |
| 1956 Santiago | 200 m | |
| 1956 Santiago | 4×100 metres relay | |
| 1956 Santiago | 4×400 metres relay | |
Gerardo Bönnhoff Koch (born Gerhard Bönnhoff Koch;[1] 24 June 1926 – 26 December 2013) was a German-born Argentine athlete who competed mainly in sprinting.[2]
Born in Berlin, his family moved to Argentina when Bönnhoff was 10 years old.[3] In 1947, at the age of 21, he became an Argentine citizen and legally changed his name from Gerhard to Gerardo.[1] He excelled at the 100m and 200m, and in 1945 he became the 100m Junior South American record holder running in a time of 10.3 sec.[3]
He competed in the 100 m, 200 m and the 4 × 100 m, at the 1948 Summer Olympics but did not get past the 2nd round in any.[2] In 1951 he won the bronze medal at the Pan American Games held in Buenos Aires in the 4 × 100 m relay. He reached the final of the 200 m in the 1952 Summer Olympics and finished sixth.[2]
Bönnhoff was a co-founder of the Confederación Argentina de Atletismo, (CADA).[3]
He died on 26 December 2013 in Ciudad Jardín Lomas del Palomar, Buenos Aires.[2]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Argentina | |||||
| 1948 | Olympics | London, England | 5th, QF 4 | 100 m | |
| 1948 | Olympics | London, England | 4th, Qtr 2 | 200 m | |
References
- ^ a b "Gerardo Bönnhoff". Olympedia. OLYMadMen. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Gerardo Bonnhoff". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
- ^ a b c "Gerardo Bönnhoff, Goodbye". Damian Caceres. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.