Martin Weppler Explained

Martin Weppler (born 21 February 1958) is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

Biography

He was born in Schramberg.[1] He won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1978 European Championships together with Franz-Peter Hofmeister, Bernd Herrmann und Harald Schmid.[2] He won a silver medal in 400 metres behind Andreas Knebel at the 1981 European Indoor Championships.[3] At the 1983 World Championships he entered the 400 m competition without reaching the final and ran in the opening round of the relay race. The same thing happened at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]

Domestically he won bronze medals at the West German championships in 1978, 1979, 1981 and 1983. He represented the sports team VfB Stuttgart, and VfL Sindelfingen from 1983.[4]

His personal best was 45.74 seconds, achieved in July 1983 in Munich.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Martin Weppler. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045007/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/martin-weppler-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 2 February 2010.
  2. Web site: 1994 European Championships, men's high jump. Sporting-Heroes.net. 2 February 2010.
  3. Web site: European Indoor Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. 30 January 2010.
  4. Web site: West German championships medalists, men's 400 metres. Sport-Komplett. 2 February 2010.
  5. http://hem.bredband.net/athletics/atb-m03.htm World men's all-time best 400m