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Heinz Erbstößer
German sprinter
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- born
- 1940
- died
- 2026
- age at death
- 86
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- athletics competitor
1940 – 2026
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who heinz erbstößer is
Heinz Erbstößer was a German sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres for the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the men's 100 metres for East Germany at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Erbstößer became the East German 100 metres champion in 1964, 1965, and 1968, and 200 metres champion in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1966. He represented the club SC Leipzig.
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