Leonhard Pohl
Appearance
Medal record | ||
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Men's athletics | ||
Representing Germany | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1956 Melbourne | 4x100 metre relay |
Leonhard "Leo" Pohl (July 18, 1929 – April 23, 2014) was a German athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was born in Allenstein (today Olsztyn, Poland) and died in Pfungstadt, Germany.[1]
He competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia where he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metre relay with his team mates Lothar Knörzer, Heinz Fütterer and Manfred Germar.[2]
References
- ^ "Ein besonnener und ruhiger Mensch" (in German). Darmstädter Echo. April 26, 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leonhard Pohl". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
Categories:
- 1929 births
- 2014 deaths
- People from Olsztyn
- People from East Prussia
- German male sprinters
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United Team of Germany
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of the United Team of Germany
- Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- German athletics Olympic medalist stubs