Walter Mahlendorf

Walter Mahlendorf
Mahlendorf at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1935-01-04) 4 January 1935
Sarstedt, Germany
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
100 m
ClubHannover 96
Achievements and titles
Personal best100 m – 10.4 (1958)[1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
1960 Rome 4×100 m
Representing  West Germany
European Championships
1958 Stockholm 4×100 m

Walter Mahlendorf (born 4 January 1935) is a German former sprinter who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The German team finished second behind the American team, equaling its own world record of 39.5, but the Americans were later disqualified for an incorrect exchange.[2]

Mahlendorf was also a member of the German's 4 × 100 m relay team that won a gold medal at the 1958 European Championships. Mahlendorf never won a national sprint title. After retiring from competitions he worked as a director of a sports complex in Bochum.[1]

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