Friedrich-Wilhelm Wichmann

Körnig, Houben, Hoffmeister, Corts and Wichmann (from left to right) in the training camp in 1928

Friedrich-Wilhelm Wichmann (born August 31, 1901 in Hörde ; † November 19, 1974 in Korbach ) was a German athlete .

Wichmann took third place at the German Championships in 1927 in the 100-meter run and with the 4 x 100-meter relay from Eintracht Frankfurt . Two years later he won the championship title in the 200-meter run and took second place in the relay.

On July 31, 1927, the German national relay with Joachim Büchner , Wichmann, Hubert Houben and Jakob Schüller set the world record in the international match against Switzerland in 41.0 s in Düsseldorf, but the performance was not recognized by the IAAF . On June 3, 1928, the German national relay with Richard Corts , Wichmann, Houben and Helmut Körnig even undercut the world record in 40.8 seconds at the Olympic test in Berlin, but again the performance was not recognized. On June 10, 1928, Wichmann set the world record with the Eintracht Frankfurt relay in Halle in 41.0 s, the performance of Ernst Geerling , Wichmann, Adolf Metzner and Hans Salz was also officially recognized as a world record. Two weeks later, Corts, Wichmann, Houben and Körnig ran 40.8 s in Dortmund, but this performance was not recognized.

Wichmann was already a doctor of medicine when he participated in the championship in 1927, and later worked as chief physician in Werdohl, among other places.

literature

• Klaus Amrhein: Biographical manual on the history of German athletics 1898–2005 . 2 volumes. Darmstadt 2005 published on German Athletics Promotion and Project Society. P. 1300f
• Ekkehard zur Megede: Progression of World Best Performances and official IAAF World Records. London 1987, published by the International Athletic Foundation. P. 150f