Edgar Itt
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| Born | 8 June 1967 (age 57) Gedern, West 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] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]- ^ a b Edgar Itt und die Hürden des Lebens. mittelbayerische.de. 31 January 2014
- ^ a b Edgar Itt. Internationales Sportarchiv. 28 August 1995
- ^ Edgar Itt Archived 25 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference
- ^ Botschafter: Edgar Itt Archived 21 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. test.berlitz.eu
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