| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | |
| Full name | Bernd•Hessel | |
| Used name | Bernd•Hessel | |
| Born | 3 July 1961 in München (Munich), Bayern |  GER |
| Measurements | 190 cm / 83 kg | |
| Affiliations | RG Berlin — Berlin, Berlin | GER |
| NOC | West Germany |  FRG |
Bernd Hessel was a West German flatwater canoeist who was active during the 1980s. He finished eighth in the K-4 1,000 at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. In 1982 the team, with brothers Matthias and Oliver Seack and the non-Olympian Frank Renner, won a bronze medal at the Flatwater Worlds. Hessel won national titles in the K-1 1,000 in 1984, in the K-2 1,000 in 1980 and 1981, and with the K-4 1,000 in 1981, 1984 and 1986.
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | FRG |
Bernd Hessel | |||
| Kayak Fours (K4), 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | West Germany | 8 |
