Martin Jellinghaus

Martin Jellinghaus (born 26 October 1944) is a retired West German former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.

For the German water polo player, see Martin Jellinghaus (water polo).

Martin Jellinghaus
Personal information
Born26 October 1944 (1944-10-26) (age 78)
Lauf an der Pegnitz, Bayern, Germany
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
SportSprint running
ClubBayer Leverkusen
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City4×400 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1971 Helsinki4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Athens4×400 m relay

He competed for West Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the 4×400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his teammates Helmar Müller, Manfred Kinder and Gerhard Hennige. During the games, along with the Australian sprinter Peter Norman, he wore Olympic Project for Human Rights badges to show support for the suspended American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the two gold and bronze medalists in the men's 200-meter race, who took their places on the podium for the medal ceremony barefooted and wearing civil rights badges, lowering their heads and each defiantly raising a black-gloved fist as The Star-Spangled Banner was played.

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