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Johannes Kaiser

Not to be confused with Johannes Kayser.
Johannes Kaiser
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome 4x400 metre relay
Representing West Germany
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1958 Stockholm 4x400 metre relay

Johannes "Jo" Kaiser (27 February 1936 in Jüngersdorf, Düren – 17 December 1996 in Zürich, Switzerland) was a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He committed suicide in 1996.[1]

He competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Joachim Reske, Manfred Kinder and Carl Kaufmann.

References

  1. ^ "Jo Kaiser". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Johannes Kaiser". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02.

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