Erich Linnhoff

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Erich Linnhoff (born April 23, 1914 in Küstrin ; † December 22, 2006 in Berlin ) was a German athlete who was a successful 400-meter runner in the 1930s . At the European Championships in 1938 he was third in the 400 meter individual race (48.8 s) and European champion with the German 4 x 400 meter relay (3: 13.6 min, together with Hermann Blazejezak , Manfred Bues and Rudolf Harbig ; Erich Linnhoff as third runner).

In 1937 and 1938 Erich Linnhoff became German champion in the 400-meter run. On June 18, 1938, he set a German record in the 400-meter run in Cottbus with 47.3 seconds. In 1938, 1940 and 1941 he was German champion with the 4 x 400 meter relay.

Erich Linnhoff lived in Berlin from 1933 to become a pilot in the Air Force . After the Second World War he owned a shop for drawing supplies and office supplies in Berlin's Knesebeckstraße.

Erich Linnhoff belonged to SC Charlottenburg until 1937 , then to LSV Berlin . In his playing days he was 1.75 m tall and weighed 63 kg.

literature

  • Klaus Amrhein: Biographical manual on the history of German athletics. 1898-2005. Volume 2: Lehnertz - Zylka. 3rd edition, 12. – 21. Hundred. German Athletics Promotion and Project Society, Darmstadt 2005.
  • Fritz Steinmetz: 75 years of the German Athletics Championships (1898-1972) . Verlag Bartels & Wernitz Berlin 1973
personal data
SURNAME Linnhoff, Erich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German athlete
DATE OF BIRTH April 23, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Küstrin
DATE OF DEATH December 22, 2006
Place of death Berlin