Volker Tulzer

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Volker Tulzer (born June 24, 1940 - October 13, 2005 in Vienna ) was an Austrian middle and long distance runner .

At the European Athletics Championships in Belgrade in 1962 he reached the semi-finals over 800 m , and at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964 he was eliminated over 1500 m in the preliminary run.

He was Austrian champion over 800 m three times (1965, 1967, 1970) and four times in cross-country running on the short distance (1962, 1963, 1965, 1966).

Personal bests

  • 800 m: 1: 48.9 min, June 20, 1965, Warsaw
  • 1000 m : 2: 22.2 min, June 1, 1963, Linz
  • 1500 m : 3: 42.2 min, June 23, 1963, Halle (Saale) (former national record)
  • 1 mile : 4: 04.7 min, July 16, 1965, Vienna (former national record)
  • 3000 m : 8: 29.8 min, May 5, 1962, Vienna

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personal data
SURNAME Tulzer, Volker
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian middle and long distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH June 24, 1940
DATE OF DEATH October 13, 2005
Place of death Vienna