Rolf Krüsmann (born 6 October 1941 in
Münster
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) is a retired
West German
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sprinter who specialized in the
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...
.
At the
1966 European Championships he won a silver medal in
4 × 400 metres relay
The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track and field, track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap, totaling 1600 meters. It is traditionally the final event of ...
, together with teammates
Friedrich Roderfeld,
Jens Ulbricht and
Manfred Kinder. Krüsmann also competed in the individual distance, and finished fifth.
At the
1972 European Indoor Championships he won a silver medal in the 4 × 360 metres relay, together with
Peter Bernreuther,
Georg Nückles and
Ulrich Reich.
In domestic competitions, Wellmann represented the sports club
VfL 1848 Bochum. He won the bronze medal at the 1966 West German championships and the silver medal at the 1967 West German indoor championships.
West German indoor championships, men's 400 metres
- Sport-Komplett
After retiring he became a coach. He was German 400 metres trainer from 1990 to 1996; during this period the 4 × 400 metres relay team finished third at the 1993 World Championships.
References
Living people
West German male sprinters
German athletics coaches
European Athletics Championships medalists
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
1941 births
Sportspeople from Münster
Athletes from Münster (region)
FISU World University Games gold medalists for West Germany
Medalists at the 1967 Summer Universiade
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