Johannes Schmitt (athlete)

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Johannes Schmitt (born February 18, 1943 in Berlin ; † December 28, 2003 in Küssnacht ) was a German athlete and Olympic participant who - starting for the Federal Republic - won the gold medal in the 4 x 400 meter relay at the 1962 European Championships won (3: 05.8 min, European record, Johannes Schmitt, Wilfried Kindermann , Hans-Joachim Reske , Manfred Kinder ).

He also started at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo : With the 4-by-400-meter relay, he finished fifth (3: 04.3 min), in the 400-meter run he was eliminated in the intermediate run .

In 1964 he was German champion with the 4 x 100 meter relay of ASV Köln, in 1963 and 1964 German runner-up over 400 meters.

Schmitt started for the ASV Cologne sports club . In his playing days he was 1.79 m tall and weighed 67 kg.

personal data
SURNAME Schmitt, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German athlete and Olympian
DATE OF BIRTH February 18, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH December 28, 2003
Place of death Küssnacht