Walter Mahlendorf
Walter Mahlendorf ( born January 4, 1935 in Sarstedt ) is a former German athlete who with the German relay Olympic gold medalist in the 4 x 100 - meter race was at the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960 ( 39.5 s; together with Bernd Cullmann, Armin Hary and Martin Lauer, Walter Mahlendorf as third runner ).
The German squadron was second in this race, but the leading destination in the season of the United States was disqualified because of a faulty. In the run, the German squadron had s set a world record with 39.5, they equalized in the finals.
Walter Mahlendorf occurred at these Olympic games - the joint German team for the Federal Republic of starting - even in the 100 - meter race, but retired in the flow of.
Another success he achieved at the European Championships in 1958, where he worked with the German relay won the gold medal ( 40.2 s, together with Armin Hary, Heinz Fütterer and Manfred Germar; Walter Mahlendorf as first runner ).
Mahlendorf started for Hanover 96 In his playing days, he was 1.82 m tall and weighed 81 kg. After his athletic career, he became head of Sports and Pool Office in Bochum.
For his services to the sport in Lower Saxony, he was inducted into the Honor Gallery of Lower Saxony Sports of the Lower Saxony Institute for Sports History.
1912: David Jacobs, Henry Macintosh, Victor d' Arcy, Willie Applegarth | 1920: Charles Paddock, Jackson Scholz, Loren Murchison, Morris Kirksey | 1924: Frank Hussey, Louis Clarke, Loren Murchison, Al LeConey | 1928: Frank Wykoff, James Quinn, Charles Borah, Henry Russell | 1932: Bob Kiesel, Emmett Toppino, Hector Dyer, Frank Wykoff | 1936: Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, Foy Draper, Frank Wykoff | 1948: Barney Ewell, Lorenzo Wright, Harrison Dillard, Mel Patton | 1952: Dean Smith, Harrison Dillard, Lindy Remigino, Andy Stanfield | 1956: Thane Baker, Leamon King, Bobby Morrow, Ira Murchison | 1960: Bernd Cullmann, Armin Hary, Walter Mahlendorf, Martin Lauer | 1964: Paul Drayton, Gerry Ashworth, Richard Stebbins, Bob Hayes | 1968: Charles Greene, Mel Pender, Ronnie Ray Smith, Jim Hines | 1972: Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, Eddie Hart | 1976: Harvey Glance, Johnny Jones, Millard Hampton, Steve Riddick | 1980 Vladimir Murawjow, Nikolai Sidorov, Alexander Aksinin, Andrei Prokofiev | 1984: Sam Graddy, Ron Brown, Calvin Smith, Carl Lewis | 1988: Viktor Bryshin, Vladimir Krylov, Vladimir Murawjow, Vitaly Sawin | 1992: Carl Lewis, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy Burrell, Michael Marsh | 1996: Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, Donovan Bailey | 2000: Jon Drummond, Bernard Williams, Brian Lewis, Maurice Greene | 2004: Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish, Mark Lewis - Francis | 2008: Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell | 2012: Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt
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