Edgar Itt
 Edgar Itt (left) and Jörg Vaihinger at the 1988 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
8 June 1967 (age 47) Gedern, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprint running | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TV Gelnhausen | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Harald Schmid[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Edgar Itt (born 8 June 1967) is a retired West German athlete. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the 4×400 m relay and individual 400 m hurdles; he won a bronze medal in the relay and finished eighth in the 400 m hurdles.[3] Itt also won two European silver medals in the 4×400 m relay in 1986 and 1990.[2]
Itt was born to an African father, whom he never met. He graduated in business administration from the University of Frankfurt. Since 2000 he works as a motivation coach with businesspeople. In 2012 he was also involved with the German Olympic team as a psychologist.[1][4] In December 2013 he married the musician and actress Ariane Roth.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Edgar Itt und die Hürden des Lebens. mittelbayerische.de. 31 January 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Edgar Itt. Internationales Sportarchiv. 28 August 1995
- ↑ Edgar Itt. Sports Reference
- ↑ Botschafter: Edgar Itt. test.berlitz.eu