Dieter Büttner
Appearance
![]() Büttner (left) at the 1972 Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Born | 24 February 1949 Celle, Germany | (age 75)
Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 400 metres hurdles |
Club | Bayer Leverkusen |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 400 mH – 49.21 (1972)[1] |
Dieter Wolfgang Büttner (born 24 February 1949) as a retired West German hurdler who competed in the 400 m event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. In the semifinals he tumbled over Christian Rudolph, who had obstructed his path. The West German team launched a protest, but it was rejected because Büttner had no chance to reach the final anyway. Büttner held the German 400 m title in 1971 and 1972. After retiring from competitions he worked as a teacher of physical education, geography and Evangelicalism.[1]
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