 Peltzer in 1928 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 March 1900 Drage, Steinburg, Province of Schleswig-Holstein, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 11 August 1970 (aged 70) Eutin, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 200–1500 m, hurdles |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 200 m – 22.1 (1925) 400 m – 48.8 (1925) 800 m – 1:50.9 (1926) 1500 m – 3:51.0 (1926) 400 mH – 54.8 (1927)[1][2] |
Otto Paul Eberhard Peltzer (8 March 1900 – 11 August 1970) was a German middle distance runner who set world records in the 1920s. Over the 800 m Peltzer improved Ted Meredith's long-standing record by 0.3 seconds to 1:51.6 min in London in July 1926. Over the 1000 m he set a world record of 2:25.8 in Paris in July 1927, and over 1500 m Peltzer broke Paavo Nurmi's world record (3:52.6) and set a new one at 3:51.0 in Berlin in September 1926. Peltzer was the only athlete to have held the 800 m and the 1500 m world records simultaneously, until Sebastian Coe matched the feat over fifty years later.[3]
- ^ Otto Peltzer. sports-reference.com
- ^ Otto Peltzer. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Raevuori, Antero (1997). Paavo Nurmi, juoksijoiden kuningas (in Finnish) (2nd ed.). WSOY. p. 247. ISBN 978-9510218501.