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Leonhard Pohl

Leonhard "Leo" Pohl was a German athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was born in Allenstein and died in Pfungstadt, Germany.

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Born18 July 1929 (1929-07-18)
Died23 April 2014(2014-04-23) (aged 84)

Leonhard "Leo" Pohl (18 July 1929 – 23 April 2014) was a German athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was born in Allenstein (today Olsztyn, Poland) and died in Pfungstadt, Germany.1

He 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, Heinz Fütterer and Manfred Germar.2

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  1. "Ein besonnener und ruhiger Mensch" (in German). Darmstädter Echo. 26 April 2014. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leo Pohl". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2014.