Günter Heßelmann (3 August 1925 – 12 September 2010) was a German

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

. He competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. Heßelmann was a four-time world champion and a three time European champion.

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1925 births 2010 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics German male middle-distance runners German male steeplechase runners Olympic athletes for Germany Place of birth missing 20th-century German people {{Germany-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub