Heinz Ulzheimer (December 27, 1925 – December 18, 2016) was a

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athlete, who mainly competed in the 800 metres. He was born in Höchst. He competed in the 800 metres for Germany at the

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held in

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, where he won the bronze medal. He then assisted the German team in the 4 × 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Hans Geister,

Günther Steines Günther Steines (September 28, 1928 in Trier-Pfalzel – June 4, 1982 in Ahrweiler) was a German track and field athlete, who mainly competed in the 800 metres event. He competed in the 4 × 400 metres relay for Germany at the 1952 Summer ...

and

Karl-Friedrich Haas Karl-Friedrich Haas (28 July 1931 – 12 August 2021) was a West German athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He was born in Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany. He competed for West Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in He ...

. He died at the age of 90 in 2016.

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* 1925 births 2016 deaths German male middle-distance runners German male sprinters Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for West Germany European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Eintracht Frankfurt athletes Athletes from Frankfurt 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub