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German sprinter (born 1935)
Walter Mahlendorf
Mahlendorf at the 1960 Olympics
Born (1935-01-04 ) 4 January 1935 (age 89) Sarstedt , GermanyHeight 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Weight 81 kg (179 lb) Sport Athletics Event 100 m Club Hannover 96 Personal best 100 m – 10.4 (1958)[ 1]
Walter Mahlendorf (born 4 January 1935) is a German former sprinter who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics . The German team finished second behind the American team, equaling its own world record of 39.5, but the Americans were later disqualified for an incorrect exchange.[ 2]
Mahlendorf was also a member of the German's 4 × 100 m relay team that won a gold medal at the 1958 European Championships. Mahlendorf never won a national sprint title. After retiring from competitions he worked as a director of a sports complex in Bochum.[ 1]
1912 : David Jacobs , Henry Macintosh , Victor d'Arcy , Willie Applegarth (GBR )
1920 : Charley Paddock , Jackson Scholz , Loren Murchison , Morris Kirksey (USA )
1924 : Loren Murchison , Louis Clarke , Frank Hussey , Al LeConey (USA )
1928 : Frank Wykoff , James Quinn , Charley Borah , Henry Russell (USA )
1932 : Bob Kiesel , Emmett Toppino , Hector Dyer , Frank Wykoff (USA )
1936 : Jesse Owens , Ralph Metcalfe , Foy Draper , Frank Wykoff (USA )
1948 : Barney Ewell , Lorenzo Wright , Harrison Dillard , Mel Patton (USA )
1952 : Dean Smith , Harrison Dillard , Lindy Remigino , Andy Stanfield (USA )
1956 : Ira Murchison , Leamon King , Thane Baker , Bobby Morrow (USA )
1960 : Bernd Cullmann , Armin Hary , Walter Mahlendorf , Martin Lauer (EUA )
1964 : Paul Drayton , Gerry Ashworth , Richard Stebbins , Bob Hayes (USA )
1968 : Charles Greene , Mel Pender , Ronnie Ray Smith , Jim Hines (USA )
1972 : Larry Black , Robert Taylor , Gerald Tinker , Eddie Hart (USA )
1976 : Harvey Glance , Lam Jones , Millard Hampton , Steve Riddick (USA )
1980 : Vladimir Muravyov , Nikolay Sidorov , Aleksandr Aksinin , Andrey Prokofyev (URS )
1984 : Sam Graddy , Ron Brown , Calvin Smith , Carl Lewis (USA )
1988 : Viktor Bryzhin , Vladimir Krylov , Vladimir Muravyov , Vitaliy Savin (URS )
1992 : Michael Marsh , Leroy Burrell , Dennis Mitchell , Carl Lewis , James Jett (USA )
1996 : Robert Esmie , Glenroy Gilbert , Bruny Surin , Donovan Bailey , Carlton Chambers (CAN )
2000 : Jon Drummond , Bernard Williams , Brian Lewis , Maurice Greene , Tim Montgomery , Kenny Brokenburr (USA )
2004 : Jason Gardener , Darren Campbell , Marlon Devonish , Mark Lewis-Francis (GBR )
2008 : Keston Bledman , Marc Burns , Emmanuel Callender , Richard Thompson , Aaron Armstrong (TTO )
2012 : Nesta Carter , Michael Frater , Yohan Blake , Usain Bolt , Bailey-Cole (JAM )
2016 : Asafa Powell , Yohan Blake , Nickel Ashmeade , Usain Bolt , Jevaughn Minzie , Kemar Bailey-Cole (JAM )
2020 : Lorenzo Patta , Marcell Jacobs , Fausto Desalu , Filippo Tortu (ITA )
2024 : Aaron Brown , Jerome Blake , Brendon Rodney , Andre De Grasse (CAN )
1934 : Germany (Schein , Gillmeister , Hornberger , Borchmeyer )
1938 : Germany (Kersch , Hornberger , Neckermann , Scheuring )
1946 : Sweden (Danielsson , Nilsson , Laessker , Håkansson )
1950 : Soviet Union (Sukharev , Kalyayev , Sanadze , Karakulov )
1954 : Hungary (Zarándi , Varasdi , Csányi , Goldoványi )
1958 : West Germany (Mahlendorf , Hary , Fütterer , Germar )
1962 : West Germany (Ulonska , Gamper , Bender , Germar )
1966 : France (Berger , Delecour , Piquemal , Bambuck )
1969 : France (Sarteur , Bourbeillon , Fenouil , St.-Gilles )
1971 : Czechoslovakia (Kříž , Demeč , Kynos , Bohman )
1974 : France (Sainte-Rose , Arame , Cherrier , Chauvelot )
1978 : Poland (Nowosz , Licznerski , Dunecki , Woronin )
1982 : Soviet Union (Sokolov , Aksinin , Prokofyev , Sidorov )
1986 : Soviet Union (Yevgenyev , Yuschmanov , Muravyov , Bryzhin )
1990 : France (Morinière , Sangouma , Trouabal , Marie-Rose )
1994 : France (Lomba , Perrot , Trouabal , Sangouma )
1998 : Great Britain (Condon , Campbell , Walker , Golding )
2002 : Ukraine (Vasyukov , Rurak , Dovhal , Kaydash )
2006 : Great Britain (Chambers , Campbell , Devonish , Lewis-Francis )
2010 : France (Vicaut , Lemaitre , Pessonneaux , Mbandjock )
2012 : Netherlands (Mariano , Martina , Codrington , van Luijk )
2014 : Great Britain (Gemili , Kilty , Aikines-Aryeetey , Ellington )
2016 : Great Britain (Dasaolu , Gemili , Ellington , Ujah )
2018 : Great Britain (Ujah , Hughes , Gemili , Aikines-Aryeetey )
2022 : Great Britain (Azu , Hughes , Efoloko , Mitchell-Blake )
2024 : Italy (Melluzo , Jacobs , Patta , Tortu , Rigali , Simonelli )