Jobst Hirscht (born 19 July 1948) is a

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former athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Born in

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, he competed for West Germany in the

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held in

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in the 4 × 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Karlheinz Klotz, Gerhard Wucherer and Klaus Ehl.

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1948 births Living people People from Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein Athletes from Schleswig-Holstein West German male sprinters Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for West Germany Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) West German Athletics Championships winners {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub