Karl Neckermann

Karl Neckermann ( born March 14, 1911 in Mannheim, † March 7, 1984 ) was a German athlete who was active on the sprint distances.

It was 1935 German champion over 200 meters. At the Olympic Games in 1936, he started on this route and retired after 21.6 s in the quarter-finals in the semifinals with a time of 21.8 s fifth from. At the European Championships in 1938, he won the German 4 x 100 - meter relay ( Manfred Kersch, Gerd Hornberger, Karl Neckermann, Jacob Scheuring ) the gold medal in 40.9 s 1939 Neckermann with new European record German champion over 100 meters in 10.3 s he was also involved in two European records in the 4 x 100 -meter run:

  • 40.3 s, August 13, 1938 in Berlin ( Manfred Kersch, Gerd Hornberger, Karl Neckermann, Jacob Scheuring )
  • 40.1 s, July 29, 1939 in Berlin ( Erich Borchmeyer, Gerd Hornberger, Karl Neckermann, Jacob Scheuring )

Karl Neckermann belonged to the Post- SV Mannheim and the MTG 1899 Mannheim. In its competition time, he was 1.77 m tall and 70 kg. After his playing days, he worked as a starter and referee.

1938 European Athletics Championships 4 × 100 metres relay
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