Adolf Metzner
German sprinter
Adolf Metzner (25 April 1910 in Frankenthal – 5 March 1978 in Hamburg) was a German athlete who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. After finishing his career due to Achilles tendon rupture he became a carpenter in the Bavaria region of Germany.[1] In 1947 he worked with Ernst Gadermann to develop the first telemetric measurements of the ECG in athletes.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adolf Metzner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
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European Athletics Championships champions in men's 400 metres
- 1934: Adolf Metzner (GER)
- 1938: Godfrey Brown (GBR)
- 1946: Niels Holst-Sørensen (DEN)
- 1950: Derek Pugh (GBR)
- 1954: Ardalion Ignatyev (URS)
- 1958: John Wrighton (GBR)
- 1962: Robbie Brightwell (GBR)
- 1966: Stanisław Grędziński (POL)
- 1969: Jan Werner (POL)
- 1971: David Jenkins (GBR)
- 1974: Karl Honz (FRG)
- 1978: Franz-Peter Hofmeister (FRG)
- 1982: Hartmut Weber (FRG)
- 1986: Roger Black (GBR)
- 1990: Roger Black (GBR)
- 1994: Du'aine Ladejo (GBR)
- 1998: Iwan Thomas (GBR)
- 2002: Ingo Schultz (GER)
- 2006: Marc Raquil (FRA)
- 2010: Kevin Borlée (BEL)
- 2012: Pavel Maslák (CZE)
- 2014: Martyn Rooney (GBR)
- 2016: Martyn Rooney (GBR)
- 2018: Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR)
- 2022: Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR)
- 2024: Alexander Doom (BEL)
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