Heinz Fütterer

Heinz Fütterer in 1956
Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Olympic Games
Representing  Germany
	1956 Melbourne	4x100 metre relay
European Championships
Representing  West Germany
	1954 Bern	100 metres
	1954 Bern	200 metres

Heinrich Ludwig Fütterer (German pronunciation: [haɪnts ˈfʏtəʁɐ] ^ⓘ; 14 October 1931 – 10 February 2019^[1]) was a German athlete, who mainly competed in sprint events.

Early life

He was born in Illingen.

Fütterer (left) running in a 4 × 100 metres relay race with Manfred Steinbach (right) in 1956

Fütterer competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia, where he won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metre relay with his teammates Lothar Knörzer, Leonhard Pohl and Manfred Germar but didn't reach the 100 m final.

In 1954 he won two gold medals at the European Championships in Bern, Switzerland, in 1958 he won the relay with Germany.

His nickname was "weißer Blitz" ("white lightning").^[2]

His best time in the 100 meters was 10.2 seconds, equalling the world record held by Jesse Owens and a number of other sprinters. He ran the race in Japan (1954). His best in the 200 meters was 20.8 seconds. He was part of the German world record 4 × 100 m relay of 1958.

Fütterer died in Illingen on 10 February 2019 at the age of 87.

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References

Further reading

• Alfons Bitterwolf, Gustav Bitterwolf: Heinz Fütterer, der weiße Blitz. Biografie. Bitterwolf, Illingen/Rastatt 1955, ASIN B0000BGL0Q
• Michael Dittrich, Daniel Merkel: Der "Weiße Blitz" – Das Leben des Heinz Fütterer. Verlag Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2006, ISBN 3-89533-547-9