Hartmut Weber Explained

Hartmut Weber (born 17 October 1960 in Kamen) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the 400 metres.

At the 1982 European Championships he won the gold medal with a lifetime best of 44.72 seconds. He also helped win the 4 x 400 metres relay with teammates Erwin Skamrahl, Harald Schmid and Thomas Giessing. At the 1983 World Championships he finished fifth in 400 metres and won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay with teammates Erwin Skamrahl, Jörg Vaihinger and Harald Schmid.

His personal best time of 44.72 seconds ranks him fifth among German 400 m sprinters, behind Thomas Schönlebe, Erwin Skamrahl, Ingo Schultz and Karl Honz.[1] In addition he ran the 400 metres hurdles in 49.10 seconds in May 1982 in Dortmund. This ranks him ninth among German 400 m hurdlers, behind Harald Schmid, Olaf Hense, Edgar Itt, Uwe Ackermann, Thomas Goller, Volker Beck, Carsten Köhrbrück and Gerhard Hennige.[1]

References

  1. Web site: "Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik . "Eternal" list of the best in German athletics . leichtathletik.de . de . https://web.archive.org/web/20070704081712/http://www.leichtathletik.de/dokumente/ergebnisse/images/ewige_dlv_bestenliste.pdf . 4 July 2007.