Christian Rudolph
![]() Büttner tripping over Rudolph at the 1972 Olympics | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | 15 February 1949 Bernsdorf, Germany | (age 75)|||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | 400 metres hurdles | |||||||||||
Club | SC Cottbus | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal best | 400 mH – 49.34 (1971)[1] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Christian Rudolph (born 15 February 1949) is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. He won a silver medal at the 1971 European Championships. In semifinals of the 1972 Summer Olympics he tore his Achilles tendon and tumbled, causing the nearby runner Dieter Büttner to fall too.[2] The injury forced Rudolph to immediately retire from athletics. Domestically he won the East German 400 m title in 1969–1972.[3] In retirement Rudolph worked as a teacher of law and physical education in Cottbus.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Christian Rudolph. sports-reference.com
- ^ Dieter Büttner. sports-reference.com
- ^ East German Championships (GBR Athletics)