Sport Athletics Role Olympic athlete Event(s) 100 m, 200 m Height 1.78 m | Club PSV Berlin Weight 84 kg Name Georg Lammers | |
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Born 14 April 1905 Burhave, Germany Personal best(s) 100 m – 10.4 (1928)
200 m – 21.5 (1927) Died March 17, 1987, Butjadingen, Germany Olympic medals Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres People also search for Richard Corts, Hubert Houben | ||
Georg Lammers (14 April 1905 – 17 March 1987) was a German sprinter who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay, together with Richard Corts, Hubert Houben and Helmut Körnig, and a bronze in the individual 100 m event.
During his career Lammers won eight national titles and set 13 world records. After retiring from competitions he worked as a bank clerk, then as a policeman and finally as a superintendent. He was one of the founders of the “Vereinigung alter Leichtathleten” (Association of Former Athletes) and of police sport in Germany after World War II. His daughter Senta competed in sprint at the national level.
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