Hans Geister
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Born | September 28, 1928 Duisburg-Hamborn, Weimar Republic | |||||||||||||||||||
Died | May 16, 2012 | (aged 83)|||||||||||||||||||
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Hans Geister (September 28, 1928 – May 16, 2012) was a German track and field athlete, who mainly competed in the 400 metres.[1] He was born in Duisburg-Hamborn.[2]
He competed in the 4 x 400 metre relay for Germany at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland, where he won the bronze medal with his teammates Günter Steines, Heinz Ulzheimer and Karl-Friedrich Haas.[2]
References[]
- ^ Bernhart, Silke (2012-05-21). "Olympia-Dritter Hans Geister verstorben" (in German). Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hans Geister". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
Categories:
- 1928 births
- 2012 deaths
- German male sprinters
- Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of West Germany
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- German athletics Olympic medalist stubs