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bernd cullmann -lrb- right -rrb- at the 1960 olympics http://www.bernd-cullmann.de 100 m asv köln idar-oberstein , germany 71 kg lb on 1.80 m ftin on 100 m -- 10.4 -lrb- 1959 -rrb- athletics 11 october 1939 armin hary and bernd cullmann 1960.jpg bernd cullmann

bernd cullmann

`` for the footballer , see bernhard cullmann '' bernd cullmann -lrb- born 11 october 1939 -rrb- is a retired west german sprinter who won a gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1960 summer olympics .
the german team finished second behind the american team , equaling its own world record of 39.5 , but the americans were later disqualified for an incorrect exchange .
cullmann was gem cutter by profession and a national champion in the 50 m indoor in 1960 , and in the 60 m indoor in 1961 .
he was part of the german relay teams that set two world records .
his brother hans was a middle distance runner .
