Bernd Hessel (born 3 July 1961, in Munich) is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-1980s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1982 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Belgrade. Hessel also finished eighth in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. References Sports-reference.com profile 1961 births Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics German male canoeists Living people Sportspeople from Munich Olympic canoeists of West Germany ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak