Martin Weppler (born 21 February 1958) is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the

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Biography

He was born in Schramberg. He won a gold medal in the

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at the 1978 European Championships together with Franz-Peter Hofmeister,

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und Harald Schmid. He won a silver medal in 400 metres behind

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at the 1981 European Indoor Championships. At the

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he entered the 400 m competition without reaching the final and ran in the opening round of the relay race. The same thing happened at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

. Domestically he won bronze medals at the West German championships in 1978, 1979, 1981 and 1983. He represented the sports team VfB Stuttgart, and VfL Sindelfingen from 1983. His personal best was 45.74 seconds, achieved in July 1983 in Munich.World men's all-time best 400m
(last updated 2001)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Weppler, Martin 1958 births Living people People from Schramberg Sportspeople from Freiburg (region) West German male sprinters Olympic athletes for West Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists