Helmut Janz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Helmut Janz

West German hurdler

Date of Birth: 11-Apr-1934

Place of Birth: Gladbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 08-Nov-2000

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Helmut Janz (April 11, 1934 Gladbeck, Germany - November 19, 2000 Neu-Ulm, Germany) was a German track and field athlete. He finished fourth behind an American sweep in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1960 Olympics.
Later in the season he achieved a European record at 49.9.
He was the West German champion at 400 hurdles seven times in a row (1957-1963).
In 1963 he was awarded the Rudolf Harbig Memorial Prize.