Heinz Erbstößer
Heinz Erbstößer (born March 14, 1940 in Torgau ) is a former German sprinter who started for the GDR .
Erbstößer was able to qualify for the all-German team in 1964 in the 200-meter run and in the 4 x 100 meter relay . At the Olympic Games in Tokyo he was eliminated over 200 m in the preliminary run, in the 4 x 100 meter relay he just missed the final in 40.1 seconds.
In 1966 he won silver over 60 m at the European Indoor Games in Dortmund . At the European Athletics Championships in Budapest, he was eliminated both over 100 m and over 200 m in the intermediate run. The GDR's 4 x 100 meter relay, made up of Erbstößer, Rainer Berger , Hermann Burde and Harald Eggers , won in 39.8 seconds and finished fourth in the final with 40.0 seconds.
Two years later, at the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968, Erbstößer ran the 100 m intermediate run with 10.28 s, the fastest time of his career, but was eliminated in fifth place. The 4 x 100 meter relay with Erbstößer, Hartmut Schelter , Peter Haase and Harald Eggers set a new European record in the semifinals with 38.72 seconds. This record was improved to 38.43 s by the French relay in the final . The French were third, the relay of the GDR improved the GDR record with 38.66 seconds in fifth place.
Erbstößer was runner-up in the GDR in the 200 m as early as 1959. From 1962 to 1966 Erbstößer won the championship title on this route five times in a row . In 1962, 1964, 1965 and 1968 he was GDR champion over 100 m . In 1966 he was second over 50 m at the GDR indoor championships .
Erbstößer started first for the SC Rotation Leipzig , later for the SC Leipzig , in his competition time he was 1.74 m tall and 72 kg heavy.
Personal bests
- 100 m : 10.28 s, October 13, 1968, Mexico City (hand-stopped: 10.1 s, August 9, 1968, Erfurt )
- 200 m: 20.8 s, June 1, 1968, Sofia
literature
- Klaus Amrhein: Biographical manual on the history of German athletics 1898-2005. 2 volumes. Darmstadt 2005 (published by Deutsche Leichtathletik Promotion- und Projektgesellschaft )
Web links
- Heinz Erbstößer in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Heinz Erbstößer in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Erbstößer, Heinz |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1940 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Torgau , German Empire |