Heinz Fütterer

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Heinz Fütterer
Medal record
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-41708-0008, Heinz Fütterer (crop).jpg Heinz Fütterer in 1956
Men's Athletics
Olympic Games
Representing File:German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg Germany
Bronze medal – third place	1956 Melbourne	4 × 100 metre relay
European Championships
Representing File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
Gold medal – first place	1954 Bern	100 metres
Gold medal – first place	1954 Bern	200 metres

Heinrich Ludwig Fütterer (German pronunciation: [haɪnts ˈfʏtəʁɐ] Audio file "De-Heinz Fütterer.ogg" not found; 14 October 1931 – 10 February 2019^[1]) was a German athlete, who mainly competed in sprint events.

Early life

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He was born in Illingen. ^{[citation needed]}

File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-41708-0008, Heinz Fütterer, Manfred Steinbach.jpg

Fütterer (left) running in a 4 × 100 metres relay race with Manfred Steinbach (right) in 1956

Fütterer 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 × 100 metre relay with his teammates Lothar Knörzer, Leonhard Pohl and Manfred Germar but didn't reach the 100 m final.

In 1954 he won two gold medals at the European Championships in Bern, Switzerland, in 1958 he won the relay with Germany.

His nickname was "weißer Blitz" ("white lightning").^[2]

His best time in the 100 meters was 10.2 seconds, equalling the world record held by Jesse Owens and a number of other sprinters. He ran the race in Japan (1954). His best in the 200 meters was 20.8 seconds. He was part of the German world record 4 × 100 m relay of 1958.

Fütterer died in Illingen on 10 February 2019 at the age of 87.

References

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Alfons Bitterwolf, Gustav Bitterwolf: Heinz Fütterer, der weiße Blitz. Biografie. Bitterwolf, Illingen/Rastatt 1955, ASIN B0000BGL0Q
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Awards

Preceded by

Germany Werner Haas

German Sportsman of the Year
1954

Succeeded by

Germany Hans Günter Winkler

Records

Preceded by

United Kingdom McDonald Bailey

European Record Holder Men's 100 m
31 October 1954 – 30 July 1957

Succeeded by

West Germany Manfred Germar