Wolfgang Fischer (Leichtathlet)

Wolfgang Fischer
Nation	Germany Federal Republic BR Deutschland
Birthday	27. February 1928
Birthplace	Chemnitz-Grüna,German Empire German Empire
Size	175 cm
Weight	67 kg
Date of death	25. November 1987
Place of death	Marbach am Neckar,Germany Germany
Career
Discipline	Hurdle race
Best performance	400 m hurdles: 51.8 s
Association	Stuttgarter Kickers Sportvg Feuerbach MTV Ludwigsburg
Trainer	Helmut Dorn
Medal table
German championships 2 × 1 × 2 ×
German Championships Silver Hamburg 1954 400 m hurdles Gold Frankfurt on the Main 1955 400 m hurdles Silver Berlin 1956 400 m hurdles Silver Düsseldorf 1957 400 m hurdles Bronze Hanover 1958 400 m hurdles Bronze Berlin 1960 400 m hurdles

Wilhelm Wolfgang Fischer (born 27 February 1928 in Chemnitz-Grüna; † 25 November 1987 in Marbach am Neckar) was a German hurdler.

Biography

Wolfgang Fischer fled the German Democratic Republic for the Federal Republic of Germany at the end of 1953, where he joined the Stuttgarter Kickers. A year later he competed as a West German athlete at the European Championships in the 400 m hurdles, but was eliminated in the preliminary heat. A few weeks earlier, he had won the silver medal in the same discipline at the German Championships. The athlete was also successful at the Württemberg Championships, winning the gold medal in all three hurdle events (110 m, 200 m and 400 m). One year later he became German champion in the 400 m hurdles at the German Championships in Frankfurt am Main. This was followed by two more silver and bronze medals at German Championships and participation in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He competed in the 400-meter hurdles, but was eliminated in the preliminary heat. Two years later, he still managed to win the gold medal in this discipline at the Southern German Championships.

In 1963 he married the sprinter and hurdler Renate Renz, who also started for the Stuttgarter Kickers.

Web links

• Wolfgang Fischer in the database of Olympedia.org (English)