 Hermann Engelhard at the 1928 Olympics | |
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| Born | 21 June 1903 Darmstadt,German Empire |
| Died | 6 January 1984 (aged 80) Darmstadt,West Germany |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 400 m, 800 m |
| Club | Darmstadt 98 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personalbest(s) | 400 m – 47.6 (1928) 800 m – 1:51.8 (1928)[1][2] |
Medal record | |
Hermann Engelhard (21 June 1903 – 6 January 1984) was a German middle-distance runner who won two medals at the1928 Summer Olympics.[1]
Engelhard finished second behindDouglas Lowe in the 880 yards event at the British1928 AAA Championships.[3][4][5]
Shortly afterwards he represented Germany at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he won a bronze medal in the 800 meters. He also helped the German team ofOtto Neumann,Harry Werner Storz andRichard Krebs to win the silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay.[1]
After retiring from competitions Engelhard worked as an athletics coach in Württemberg and Hessen, along with his wife. He wrote booksLeistungsschulung des Mittelstrecklers (How to coach middle distance runners, 1937) andDer Mittelstreckenlauf (Middle distance running, 1950).[1]
Engelhard's brotherRichard was an elite long-distance runner in the 1920s. In 1932 Engelhard marriedRuth Becker, a German runner who set three world records in the 80 m hurdles and 4 × 200 m relay. Their son Bernd and daughter Petra also became short to middle-distance runners.
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