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Bernd Cullmann

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Bernd Cullmann
Cullmann at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1939-10-11)11 October 1939
Idar-Oberstein, Gau Koblenz-Trier, Germany
Died13 January 2025(2025-01-13) (aged 85)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Websitehttp://www.bernd-cullmann.de
Sport
SportAthletics
Event100 m
ClubASV Köln
Achievements and titles
Personal best100 m – 10.4 (1959)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome 4×100 m relay

Bernd Cullmann (11 October 1939 – 13 January 2025) was a West German sprinter who won a gold medal in 4×100 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The German team finished second behind the American team, equaling its own world record of 39.5, but the Americans were later disqualified for an incorrect exchange.[2]

Cullmann was gem cutter by profession and a national champion in the 50 m indoor in 1960, and in the 60 m indoor in 1961. He was part of the German relay teams that set two world records. His brother Hans was a middle distance runner.[1]

Cullmann died on 13 January 2025, at the age of 85.[3]

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