Walter Adams (15 March 1945 – 30 October 2023) was a West German middle distance runner who specialized in the
800 metres
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Biography
Adams finished fourth at the 1968 Olympic Games, and won a gold medal in 3 x 1000 metres relay at the
1969 European Indoor Games
The 1969 European Indoor Games were held between 8–9 March 1969 in Belgrade, the capital of Yugoslavia (present-day Serbia). In 1970 the European Indoor Games were replaced by the European Athletics Indoor Championships.
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Harald Norpoth
Harald Norpoth (born 22 August 1942) is a West German former middle and long distance runner. He won the silver medal over 5000 m at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as a member of the United Team of Germany.1966 European Championships and the
Olympic Games
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without reaching the final.
His personal best time was 1.44.9 minutes, achieved in July 1970 in
Stuttgart
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. This was the European record once. He also helped set two world records in 4 x 800 metres and 4 x 880 yards relay, in 1966 and 1968.
Adams competed for the sports club
SV Salamander Kornwestheim
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during his active career. He became West German champion in 1968, 1969 and 1972.
Walter Adams died on 30 October 2023, at the age of 78.