Heinz Laufer

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Karl-Heinz Laufer (born May 23, 1925 in Schwenningen am Neckar , † April 26, 2010 in Stuttgart ) was a German athlete and local politician.

Laufer initially started for the TG Schwenningen and later for the Sportvg Feuerbach , already in 1942 he successfully ran the 400-meter distance in 52.3 seconds and became the Württemberg youth champion. In 1948 he contested the 1,500 meter discipline in 4: 09.6 minutes and was zone master of the French zone of occupation. His specialist distance was the 3000 meter obstacle , but he also ran the 3000 and 5000 meter distances with success. Between 1953 and 1960 he was German champion eight times. In 1954 he took part in the European Championships in Bern , where he gave up in the final over 5000 meters. At the Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956 he reached fourth place as a member of the all-German team over 3000 meters obstacle. In 1956 he twice improved the German record in obstacle course, he also ran the German record over 3000 meters in 1956 and over 5000 meters in 1957. Heinz Laufer has played 42 international matches for Germany in his career.

For his numerous sporting successes, he received the Silver Laurel Leaf on January 31, 1959.

Laufer co-founded the Democratic Left (DL) in 1967 and the German Communist Party (DKP) in 1968 . From 1968 to 1975 Heinz Laufer was a member of the municipal council in Stuttgart for the DKP. He was a social politician with a focus on housing construction and transport planning. In the 1980s he worked for the VVN (Association of Those Persecuted by the Nazi Regime) until his retirement. Laufer was a trained electrical mechanic. Heinz Laufer was married twice and has four children.

successes

  • German champion in the 5000 meter run: 1953 (TG Schwenningen) and 1957 (Sportvg Feuerbach)
  • German champion in the 3000 meter obstacle course: 1956 (TG Schwenningen), 1957, 1958 and 1960 (Sportvg Feuerbach)
  • German indoor champion in the 3000 meter run: 1954 (TG Schwenningen) and 1958 (Sportvg Feuerbach)

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.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sports report of the federal government of September 29, 1973 to the Bundestag - printed matter 7/1040 - page 65

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personal data
SURNAME Laufer, Heinz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Laufer, Karl-Heinz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German athlete and local politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 23, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Schwenningen am Neckar
DATE OF DEATH April 26, 2010
Place of death Stuttgart