Hans-Jürgen Veil

Hans-Jürgen Veil was a bantamweight wrestler who participated in the Greco-Roman style at both the 1972 München and 1976 Montréal Olympics. At München he won the silver medal, losing only to Khristo Traykov in round six, but the Bulgarian was eliminated due to his bad points. Veil then lost the final to Soviet Russian Rustem Kazakov by a fall. In 1976 Vell was eliminated early in the second round.

Veil had several good results at international meetings, finishing fourth at the 1974 World Championships, and at the 1969 and 1970 European Championships. At the 1976 Europeans he was fifth. Vell won the West German title in 1971, 1973 and 1975, and won nine further podiums.

Veil was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf in 1972, the highest sports award in Germany. His brother Siegfried was also a nationally successful wrestler. Hans-Jürgen Veil later became a facility manager for a real estate company in Ludwigshafen.