Helmut Hamann

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Helmut Hamann (31 August 1912 22 June 1941) was a German athlete from Berlin who competed mainly in the 400 metres.

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Helmut Hamann
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Germany Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1936 Berlin4×400 m
Representing  Germany
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1934 Turin4×400 m
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Hamann competed for Germany in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany in the 4 × 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his teammates Friedrich von Stülpnagel, Harry Voigt and Rudolf Harbig.[1]

Hamann was killed in Siedliszcze in Poland during fighting on the Eastern Front of World War II.[1][2]

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