Gerd Bonk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gerd Bonk

East German weightlifter

Date of Birth: 26-Aug-1951

Place of Birth: Limbach, Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 20-Oct-2014

Profession: weightlifter

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Gerd Bonk (26 August 1951 – 20 October 2014) was a weightlifter active for East Germany from 1969 to 1980 who during his career won a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics, set two world records and achieved numerous other top-three ranks at World Championships and European Weightlifting Championships.
He was also a master mechanic.