Hermann Blazejczak
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Hermann Matthias•Blazejczak |
| Used name | Hermann•Blazejczak |
| Nick/petnames | Blaze |
| Born | 3 June 1912 in Hildesheim, Niedersachsen (GER) |
| Died | 13 January 2008 in Mönchengladbach, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER) |
| Measurements | 179 cm / 76 kg |
| Affiliations | Hannover 96, Hannover (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
Biography
Hermann Blazejezak was eliminated in the 400 metres semifinals at the 1936 Olympics. He also ran on the winning German team in the 4×400 at the 1938 European Championships (with Rudi Harbig and the non-Olympians Manfred Bues and Erich Linnhoff). He never won a national title. In World War II he was a sergeant in the 7th Infantry Regiment 59 at Hannover. After war he started work in the fruit and vegetable wholesale business, then from 1948 in the large pastry company “Heinemann”, founded by his sister Johanna and his brother-in-law Hermann Heinemann.
Personal Best: 400 – 47.9 (1936).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 Summer Olympics | Athletics | GER |
Hermann Blazejczak | |||
| 400 metres, Men (Olympic) | 6 h2 r3/4 | |||||
| 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) | Germany |