Leonhard Pohl

Leonhard Pohl
Personal information
Born18 July 1929 (1929-07-18)
Allenstein, Germany
Died23 April 2014 (2014-04-24) (aged 84)
Pfungstadt, Germany
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne 4x100 metre relay

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, Poland) and died in Pfungstadt, Germany.[1]

He competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia where he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metre relay with his teammates Lothar Knörzer, Heinz Fütterer and Manfred Germar.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Ein besonnener und ruhiger Mensch" (in German). Darmstädter Echo. 26 April 2014. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leo Pohl". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2014.


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