Walter Adams (athlete)
Walter Adams (born March 15, 1945 in Wasseralfingen ) is a former German athlete who - starting for the Federal Republic of Germany - was successful as an 800-meter runner in the 1960s and 1970s .
In medium-distance seasons he was involved in two world records in 1966 and 1968 ; In 1970 he equalized the European record in the 800-meter run (1: 44.9 min on July 16, 1970 in Stuttgart ) in the international match against the USA . At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City , Adams took a very good fourth place. He also took part in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich .
At the European Indoor Games in 1969 he won the gold medal with the 3-by-1000-meter relay . He was German champion of the Federal Republic in the 800 meter run in 1968, 1969 and 1972.
On November 27, 1968, he was awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf for his athletic achievements.
World records
- 4 x 800 meter run: 7: 08.6 min on August 13, 1966 in Wiesbaden ; Manfred Kinder , Walter Adams, Dieter Bogatzki , Franz-Josef Kemper
- 4 x 880 yard run: 7: 14.6 min on June 13, 1968 in Fulda ; Bodo Tümmler , Walter Adams, Harald Norpoth , Franz-Josef Kemper
Assignments at international highlights
- 1966, European Championships : eliminated in the 800 meter preliminary run
- 1968, Olympic Games : 4th place (1: 45.8 min)
- 1969, European Indoor Games: 1st place in the 3 x 1000 meter relay ( Anton Adam , Walter Adams, Harald Norpoth (7: 08.0 min))
- 1972 Olympic Games : eliminated in the preliminary stages (injured)
Walter Adams belonged to the sports club SV Salamander Kornwestheim (coach: Hans-Georg Rödel ). During his competition time he was 1.73 m tall and weighed 65 kg.
Web links
- Walter Adams in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Munzinger biography, Walter Adams , Internationales Sportarchiv 40/1968 from September 23, 1968 on the website munzinger.de
- 68th German Athletics Championships, the hunt for the Olympic standard , Zeit online, 23 August 1968 on the zeit.de website
- Athletics records, 800 m men on the website rekorde-im-sport.de
Individual evidence
- ^ German Bundestag : Printed matter 7/1040 (PDF; 1.7 MB), September 26, 1973, p. 67, accessed on January 29, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adams, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wasseralfingen |