Rudolph Berking-Williams

Samoan sprint canoeist
Rudolph Berking-Williams
Rudolph Berking-Williams
Personal information
NationalitySamoan
Born (1978-08-30) August 30, 1978 (age 45)
EducationDe La Salle College, Mangere East
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportCanoeing
EventCanoe sprint
Updated on 21 July 2012

Rudolph Berking-Williams (born August 30, 1978) is a Samoan sprint canoer.

He represented Samoa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in the K-1 500 m and K-1 1000 m events. [1] [2]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the C-1 1000 m[3] and C-1 200 m events.[3]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's K-1 200 m, Men's C-1 1000 m, and Men's K-2 1000 m[4]

Career

He is of German and Samoan descent and currently lives in Auckland, New Zealand.

He also competed at the 2007 World Championships..

References

  1. ^ "Canoe/Kayak - Flatwater Kayak Single (K1) 1000m Men Results - The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games". 2008-08-25. Archived from the original on 2008-08-25. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  2. ^ "Athlete - The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games". 2008-09-09. Archived from the original on 2008-09-09. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  3. ^ a b "Rudolph Williams". Archived from the original on 2013-05-26. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  4. ^ "Olympedia – Rudolf Berking-Williams". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2021-09-04.

External links

  • Rudolph Berking-Williams at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
  • Biography on the official website of the Beijing Olympics
  • "Inspirational Williams local role model", Samoa Observer
  • "TV Interview with Rudolph Berking-Williams and Family", TVNZ On Demand- Tagata Pasifika
  • "Samoa's Berking-Williams into K-1 1000 semis", Radio Australia'
  • "Aunese & Rudolf Did Their Best But Not Enough For Beijing", Samoa Live News'
  • Sports-Reference.com profile