Heinz Fütterer

Heinrich Ludwig Fütterer (German pronunciation: [haɪnts ˈfʏtəʁɐ] ^ⓘ; 14 October 1931 – 10 February 2019^[1]) was a German athlete, who mainly competed in sprint events.

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Heinz Fütterer
Heinz Fütterer in 1956
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Olympic Games
Representing Germany
	1956 Melbourne	4 × 100 metre relay
European Championships
Representing West Germany
	1954 Bern	100 metres
	1954 Bern	200 metres

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

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.

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