Lauer was a German champion in 110 m hurdles from 1956 to 1960 and in decathlon in 1956. At the 1956 Summer Olympics, he finished fourth in 110 m hurdles and fifth in decathlon. At the 1958 European Championships, he won the gold in 110 m hurdles. In 1958 Lauer also ran his first world record, in the 4 × 100 m relay. He set his second world record in 1959, this time in his main event of 110 m hurdles (13.2); this record stood until 1972. The same year he also set his personal best in decathlon and was ranked second in the world in this event.[1] At the end of the year he was named Athlete of the Year by the sports magazine Track & Field News, the first ever of the annual election.[2]
At the RomeOlympics Lauer was again fourth in 110 m hurdles and ran the anchoring leg for the German's 4 × 100 m relay team. In the final the Germans finished second behind the United States, but 15 minutes after the finish it was announced that the American team had been disqualified for an incorrect exchange. Germany's time, 39.5 seconds, equaled their own world record.[3]
After the Olympics Lauer was forced to retire from sports – a non-sterile injection resulted in sepsis and prospects of leg amputation. While visiting Lauer in hospital, his girlfriend and brother had a car crash, with the girlfriend dying immediately and his brother several years later. After recovering Lauer became a country singer and sold a few million copies of his 40+ records. His single "Taxi nach Texas" was awarded the Silver Lion of Radio Luxembourg in 1964. Lauer attended the 1964 Olympics as a journalist and the 1972 Olympics as a representative of the Junghans Company. He later worked as director of the German company Triumph-Adler.[1] Lauer died on 6 October 2019 at the age of 82.[4]
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^ abcEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
^T&FN's World Men's Athletes of the Year Archived 2015-06-20 at WebCite, Track and Field News.
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
martin, lauer, karl, german, pronunciation, ˈmaʁtiːn, ˈlaʊ, january, 1937, october, 2019, west, german, sprinter, gold, medal, relay, 1960, summer, olympics, 1960, olympicspersonal, informationborn, 1937, january, 1937cologne, nordrhein, westfalen, nazi, germa. Karl Martin Lauer German pronunciation ˈmaʁtiːn ˈlaʊ ɐ 2 January 1937 6 October 2019 was a West German sprinter who won a gold medal in the 4 100 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics Martin LauerMartin Lauer at the 1960 OlympicsPersonal informationBorn 1937 01 02 2 January 1937Cologne Nordrhein Westfalen Nazi GermanyDied6 October 2019 2019 10 06 aged 82 Height1 86 m 6 ft 1 in Weight76 kg 168 lb SportSportAthleticsEvent100 mClubASV KolnAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 100 m 10 4 1959 200 m 21 1 1959 110 mH 13 2 1959 400 mH 51 2 1958 Dec 7478 1959 1 Medal record Representing GermanyOlympic Games1960 Rome 4 100 m relayBiography editLauer was a German champion in 110 m hurdles from 1956 to 1960 and in decathlon in 1956 At the 1956 Summer Olympics he finished fourth in 110 m hurdles and fifth in decathlon At the 1958 European Championships he won the gold in 110 m hurdles In 1958 Lauer also ran his first world record in the 4 100 m relay He set his second world record in 1959 this time in his main event of 110 m hurdles 13 2 this record stood until 1972 The same year he also set his personal best in decathlon and was ranked second in the world in this event 1 At the end of the year he was named Athlete of the Year by the sports magazine Track amp Field News the first ever of the annual election 2 At the Rome Olympics Lauer was again fourth in 110 m hurdles and ran the anchoring leg for the German s 4 100 m relay team In the final the Germans finished second behind the United States but 15 minutes after the finish it was announced that the American team had been disqualified for an incorrect exchange Germany s time 39 5 seconds equaled their own world record 3 After the Olympics Lauer was forced to retire from sports a non sterile injection resulted in sepsis and prospects of leg amputation While visiting Lauer in hospital his girlfriend and brother had a car crash with the girlfriend dying immediately and his brother several years later After recovering Lauer became a country singer and sold a few million copies of his 40 records His single Taxi nach Texas was awarded the Silver Lion of Radio Luxembourg in 1964 Lauer attended the 1964 Olympics as a journalist and the 1972 Olympics as a representative of the Junghans Company He later worked as director of the German company Triumph Adler 1 Lauer died on 6 October 2019 at the age of 82 4 References edit a b c Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Martin Lauer Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 T amp FN s World Men s Athletes of the Year Archived 2015 06 20 at WebCite Track and Field News Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games Men s 4 100 metres Relay Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Martin Lauer s obituary in German External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Martin Lauer Martin Lauer at Olympedia Martin Lauer at Olympics comMartin Lauer at OlympicChannel com archived AwardsPreceded by nbsp Fritz Thiedemann German Sportsman of the Year1959 Succeeded by nbsp Georg ThomaPreceded by Track amp Field Athlete of the Year1959 Succeeded by nbsp Rafer Johnson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Martin Lauer amp oldid 1212211495, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
