Rolf Ziegler (born 17 January 1951 in

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) is a former athlete who specialized in the

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. He represented

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at the

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and the World University Games, winning in 1975 and coming third in 1977. He competed for the club SKV Egolsheim.

Biography

He won the silver medal in

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at the 1974 European Championships together with teammates

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and Karl Honz. Ziegler also competed in the individual 400 metres hurdles contest and finished eighth.

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1951 births Living people West German male hurdlers West German male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for West Germany European Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for West Germany Universiade bronze medalists for West Germany Sportspeople from Stuttgart West German Athletics Championships winners {{West Germany-athletics-bio-stub