Erich Borchmeyer

Erich Borchmeyer ( born January 23, 1905 in Münster, † August 17, 2000 in Bielefeld, Germany ) was a German athlete who won in 1932 and 1936 respectively, a medal with the German 4 x 100 - meter relay at the Olympic Games.

At the Olympic Games 1932 Erich Borchmeyer won the silver medal together with Helmut grainy, Friedrich Hendrix and Arthur Jonath; He was the third runner. In the individual competition over 200 meters, he left in the semifinals.

In the 1936 Olympics he won the bronze medal together with Wilhelm Leichum, Erwin Gillmeister and Gerd Hornberger, this time he was second runner. In the 100 - meter race he finished fifth ( 10.7 s ).

He successfully was in 1934 when the first European Athletics Championships: With the 4 x 100 - meter relay, he was closing runners, he became European Champion ( 41.0 s, together with Egon Schein, Erwin Gillmeister and Gerd Hornberger ), and in the 100 -meter run, he was after photo finish decision second ( 10.6 s ).

Erich Borchmeyer launched initially for Hannover 76, TuS Bochum, Eintracht Frankfurt in 1936, starting in 1937 for the Stuttgart Kickers. In his playing days, he was 1.78 m tall and 81 kg. In his youth Borchmeyer was an active footballer, played for years Right Wing at VfL Osnabrück.