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urs von wartburg at the 1964 olympics tv helvetia ge tv olten btv aarau wangen bei olten , switzerland 100 kg lb on 1.88 m ftin on javelin throw 1 march 1937 urs von wartburg 1964.jpg urs von wartburg

urs von wartburg

urs von wartburg -lrb- born 1 march 1937 -rrb- is a swiss javelin thrower .
he competed at five olympics between 1960 and 1976 with the best achievement of fifth place in 1964 .
he is the fourth sportsperson to compete for switzerland at five olympics , after middle-distance runner paul martin and equestrians henri chammartin and gustav fischer .
after retiring from senior competitions he had a long career in the javelin at european and world masters championships .
