Hartwig Gauder

Hartwig Gauder (born 10 November 1954 in Vaihingen an der Enz) is a former German race walker.

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• Hartwig gauder sagt kati danke
• Entspannungs bungen mit hartwig gauder
• International competitions
• References

In 1996 Gauder started suffering from a virus infection of his heart. After living with an artificial heart for several months, he received a heart transplant. He has subsequently taken part in the New York Marathon several times. Being classified as a disabled participants due to his transplant, he was once disqualified for being too fast as there was a minimum time, which he underran.

His recovery from almost dying to returning into a normal life was covered in a documentary shown on German documentary channel Phoenix.

International competitions

Olympic Games

1980 Moscow - gold

1988 Seoul - bronze

World Championships

1987 Rome - gold

1991 Tokyo - bronze

European Championships

1986 Stuttgart - gold

1990 Split - bronze