Rudolph Berking-Williams
 Rudolph Berking-Williams | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Samoan |
| Born | August 30, 1978 |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Canoeing |
| Event | Canoe 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. He qualified for the semi-finals in the K-1 1000 m with a time of 4:00.784 and for the semi-finals in the K-1 500 m event with a time of 1:47.839.[1] He also competed at the 2007 World Championships. His results were as follows: K-1 1000 m 4:02.097, K-1 200 m 41.885, K-1 500 m 1:55.373. [2]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the C-1 1000 m[1] and C-1 200 m events.[1]
He is of German and Samoan descent and currently lives in Auckland, New Zealand.
References
- 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