Johannes Kaiser (sprinter)
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Germany
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1960 Rome | 4x400 metre relay |
Representing  West Germany
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| European Championships | ||
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1958 Stockholm | 4x400 metre relay |
Johannes "Jo" Kaiser (27 February 1936 in Jüngersdorf, Düren – 17 December 1996 in Zürich, Switzerland) was a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He committed suicide in 1996.[1]
He competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates Joachim Reske, Manfred Kinder and Carl Kaufmann.
References
[edit]- ^ "Jo Kaiser". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Johannes Kaiser". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02.
External links
[edit]- Johannes Kaiser at Olympics.com
- Jo Kaiser at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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