Johannes Kaiser (sprinter)
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
| Representing Germany | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 1960 Rome | 4 × 400 metre relay | |
| Representing West Germany | ||
| European Championships | ||
| 1958 Stockholm | 4 × 400 metre relay | |
Johannes "Jo" Kaiser (27 February 1936 in Jüngersdorf, Düren – 17 December 1996 in Zürich, Switzerland) was a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
He competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the 4 × 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates Joachim Reske, Manfred Kinder and Carl Kaufmann. Sports Illustrated described Kaiser's team, which took second place, as "excellent" and the race as "the most intelligently run, esthetically satisfying race of the Olympics".[1] Kaiser ran his section against Glenn Davis.[1]
The next year, he ran in a competition between West German and American athletes in Stuttgart.[2]
Kaiser died in 1996, at the age of 60.[3] The cause of death was suicide.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b Maule, Tex. "The Most Exciting Five Minutes". Sports Illustrated, vol. 13, no. 12, Sept. 1960, p. 22.
- ^ "Americans Lead Strong German Cindermen 56–50". Eau Claire Leader. Associated Press. 19 July 1961.
Johannes Kaiser beat out Adolph Pllummer of New Mexico for third.
- ^ a b "Jo Kaiser". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Johannes Kaiser". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02.
External links
- Johannes Kaiser at Olympics.com
- Jo Kaiser at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)