Hans Geister

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Hans Geister (born September 28, 1928 in Hamborn , † May 16, 2012 in Krefeld ) was a German athlete and Olympic medalist.

Geister - starting for the Federal Republic - was a successful 400-meter runner in the 1950s . His greatest success is the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 with the 4 x 400 meter relay (3: 06.6 min European record, together with Günther Steines , Heinz Ulzheimer and Karl-Friedrich Haas ). For winning the bronze medal in 1952, he received the silver bay leaf .

He won a silver medal with the 4 x 400 meter relay at the European Championships in 1954 (3: 08.8 min, together with Helmut Dreher , Heinz Ulzheimer and Karl-Friedrich Haas). Both at the Olympic Games in 1952 and at the European Championships in 1954, he was also in the 400-meter individual race at the start, but he did not reach the finals. In 1951, Geister was German champion over 400 meters, he took second place four times and was third twice. Geister came from SV Hamborn 07, belonged to the CSV 1910 Krefeld during his successes (four times German relay champion with the 4 × 400 m relay), where he later also acted as a trainer and u. a. Arnd Krüger trained.

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

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personal data
SURNAME Ghosts, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German athlete and Olympic medalist
DATE OF BIRTH September 28, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamborn
DATE OF DEATH May 16, 2012
Place of death Krefeld