Jochen Both (athlete)

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Jochen Both (born April 18, 1941 in Güstrow , Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ) is a German athlete who - starting for the GDR - won the bronze medal at the European Championships in 1966 with the 4 x 400 meter relay (3:05, 7 min, together with Wilfried Weiland , Günter Klann and Michael Zerbes ).

Jochen Both started for SC Potsdam . His best placement at GDR championships was second place over 400 meters in 1965. He ran his best time of 46.6 s in 1968. In his playing days he was 1.91 m tall and weighed 70 kg.

literature

  • Klaus Amrhein: Biographical manual on the history of German athletics 1898–2005. 2 volumes. Darmstadt 2005.