Rolf Krüsmann (born 6 October 1941 in

Münster Münster (; nds, Mönster) is an independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a state di ...

) is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is o ...

. At the 1966 European Championships he won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay, together with teammates Friedrich Roderfeld, Jens Ulbricht and

Manfred Kinder Manfred Kinder (born 20 April 1938) is a West German West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German r ...

. Krüsmann also competed in the individual distance, and finished fifth. At the 1972 European Indoor Championships he won a silver medal in the 4 x 360 metres relay, together with

Peter Bernreuther Peter Bernreuther (born 26 December 1946) is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. At the 1968 European Indoor Games, he won a silver medal in the 4 x 364 metres relay, together with Horst Daverkausen, Ingo Röp ...

Georg Nückles Georg Nückles (born May 14, 1948) is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. At the 1972 European Indoor Championships he won the gold medal in the 400 metres race. He also won a silver medal in the 4 x 360 m ...

and

Ulrich Reich Ulrich Reich (born 10 May 1951) is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. As a teenager he won the silver medal at the 1970 European Junior Championships. At the 1972 European Indoor Championships he won the silver me ...

. In domestic competitions, Wellmann represented the sports club VfL 1848 Bochum. He won the bronze medal at the 1966 West German championships and the silver medal at the 1967 West German indoor championships.West German indoor championships, men's 400 metres
- Sport-Komplett After retiring he became a coach. He was German 400 metres trainer from 1990 to 1996; during this period the 4 x 400 metres relay team finished third at the 1993 World Championships.

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Living people West German male sprinters German athletics coaches European Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) 1941 births Sportspeople from Münster FISU World University Games gold medalists for West Germany Medalists at the 1967 Summer Universiade {{Germany-sprint-bio-stub