Ludwig Müller (25 January 1932 – 26 January 2022) was a German

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. Following a double victory in the 5000 and 10,000 metres at a West Germany–USSR athletic meet in

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, Müller earned the nickname "the hero from Augsburg". He finished twelfth in the 5000 metres at the 1958 European Championships, sixth in the

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at the

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, and competed at the 1962 European Championships without reaching the final. At the West German championships, Müller won the 5000 metres in 1958 as well as won two additional medals. He also became national cross-country champion (long race) in 1959 and 1960, and won a solitary bronze medal in the 10,000 metres. He lastly became steeplechase champion in 1963, winning two additional steeplechase medals. He represented the sports clubs Weseler TV until 1959,

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until 1961, and

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from 1962. Indoors, he became national

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champion in 1959 and won three additional medals. His personal best steeplechase time was 8:44.0 minutes, achieved in 1960. Müller died in

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on 26 January 2022, at the age of 90.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Muller, Ludwig 1932 births 2022 deaths People from Wesel Athletes from Düsseldorf (region) Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics German male long-distance runners German male steeplechase runners Olympic athletes for the United Team of Germany 20th-century German sportsmen West German Athletics Championships winners