Heinz Ulzheimer (December 27, 1925 – December 18, 2016) was a

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athlete, who mainly competed in the 800 metres. He was born in Höchst. He competed in the 800 metres for Germany 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 ...

held in

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, where he won the bronze medal. He then assisted the German team in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Hans Geister, Günther Steines and Karl-Friedrich Haas. He died at the age of 90 in 2016.

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* 1925 births 2016 deaths German male middle-distance runners German male sprinters Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for West Germany European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Eintracht Frankfurt athletes Sportspeople from Frankfurt {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub