Leonhard "Leo" Pohl (18 July 1929 – 23 April 2014) was a German athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was born in Allenstein (today Olsztyn,

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) and died in

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, Germany. He competed for the

United Team of Germany The United Team of Germany (german: Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft) was a combined team of athletes from West Germany and East Germany that competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games. In 1956, the team also included athletes f ...

in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in

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, Australia where he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metre relay with his teammates Lothar Knörzer,

Heinz Fütterer Heinrich Ludwig Fütterer (; 14 October 1931 – 10 February 2019) was a German athlete, who mainly competed in sprint events. Early life He was born in Illingen. Fütterer competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1956 Su ...

and

Manfred Germar Manfred ("Manni") Germar (; born 10 March 1935 in Cologne) is a West German athlete who mainly competed in sprint events. He competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne Melbourne ( ; ...

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1929 births 2014 deaths Sportspeople from Olsztyn People from East Prussia German male sprinters Olympic bronze medalists for the United Team of Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of the United Team of Germany Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub