Josef Waitzer (1 May 1884 – 28 March 1966) was a

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track and field athlete who competed in the

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. He placed 19th in the

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and 16th in the

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, and failed to finish the pentathlon event.

Biography

He was born on 1 May 1884. After retiring from competitions, Waitzer worked as an athletics coach and functionary. He headed the Bavarian Athletics Federation in 1948–1950 and 1951–1953. He died on 28 March 1966.

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* 1884 births 1966 deaths German male javelin throwers German male discus throwers German decathletes Olympic athletes for Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Athletes from Munich 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-discus-bio-stub