Walter Adams (15 March 1945 – 30 October 2023) was a West German middle distance runner who specialized in the
800 metres.
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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together with teammates
Peter Adam and
Harald Norpoth. He also competed at the
1966 European Championships and the
Olympic Games 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.
References
1945 births
2023 deaths
Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for West Germany
West German male middle-distance runners
Sportspeople from Aalen
SV Salamander Kornwestheim athletes
Recipients of the Silver Laurel Leaf
West German Athletics Championships winners
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