Helmut Janz

Helmut Janz (April 11, 1934 Gladbeck, Germany - November 19, 2000 Neu-Ulm, Germany) was a German track and field athlete.

Helmut Janz
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
Men’s Athletics
European Championships
Belgrade 1962 400 metres hurdles

He finished fourth behind an American sweep in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1960 Olympics.[1] Later in the season he achieved a European record at 49.9. He was the West German champion at 400 hurdles seven times in a row (1957-1963). In 1963 he was awarded the Rudolf Harbig Memorial Prize.

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2012-02-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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