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May 11, 1936 Kiel, Schleswig Holstein, Germany 88 years old
German athletics competitor
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About Hinrich John
- Hinrich John is a German Olympic hurdler.
- He represented his country in the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. Eliminated in the 110 m semifinals at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics, John finished as runner-up at the 1966 European Championships and fourth at the 1965 European Cup.
- He won two golds in the years 1960 and 1965, three silvers in the years 1960, 1966 and 1968, and two bronzes in the years 1961 and 1962, at the Military World Championships.
- From 1964 to 1968, he won five consecutive titles in West Germany, along with winning the 1965 indoor 200 metres and the 1966 indoor 50 metre titles. Awarded the Rudolf-Harbig-Gedächtnispreisträger in 1968, John also received the Silver Bay Leaf in 1967.
- His sons Hendrik and Helge became track and field athletes while he was a professional soldier in the German Bundeswehr and was promoted to lieutenant before becoming commander of the Navy Signal School at Flensburg.
